A Short History of Tomb-Raiding : The Epic Hunt for Egypt’s Treasures

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Author: Golia, Maria EgyptPublished on 1 August 2024 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 304 pages, 75 illustrations200 x 130 x 22 | 272g To secure a comfortable af terlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artefacts over the course of many millennia, but one which has also drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity.Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage and period sources, this book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today’s politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors. Show more