King Tutankhamun

TheultimatebookonKingTutandhistomb--themostexcitingarchaeologicalfindtheworldhaseverknown.ThefabuloustreasuresofTutankhamunhavefascinatedthepublicsincetheirdiscoverybyHowardCarterin1922.Manybookshavebeenwrittenabouttheboykingandhistomb,butthisvolumebyworld-renownedEgyptologistZahiHawassprovidesthereaderwithauniqueperspectiveonthisextraordinaryarchaeologicalfind.ImagesbypioneeringphotographerSandroVanniniofferdistinctiveviewsofalmost200ofthespectacularartifactsfoundattheburialsite."KingTutankhamun"usescarefullyselectedobjectstoillustratetheentiretenyearsofpainstakingexcavationanddocumentationcarriedoutbyCarterandhisteam.Organizedtofollowthechambersofthetombintheorderinwhichtheywereexcavated,itilluminatesthesite'smostmagnificentartifacts.Anexperiencedfieldarchaeologistwhohasmademanyimportantdiscoverieshimself,Dr.Hawassimbuesthetextwithhisownuniquevoice,imagininghowexplorationofthetombmusthavefeltforCarterandprovidinginvaluableinformationabouttheobjects.SandroVannini'sphotographsareextraordinaryaswell,allowingtheobjectstobeseeninevenmoredetailthanispossiblewiththenakedeye.324colorillustrations,including26foldouts.