Discovering Tutankhamun
From Howard Carter to the Golden City
$158.78
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2025
Summary
A thorough and absorbing account of the life and times of the famous young pharaoh, Tutankhamun, from the discovery of his tomb to the CT-scans of the twenty-first century, now fully updated and expanded
Penned by one of the world’s best known Egyptologists, former Egyptian minister of state for antiquities Zahi Hawass, who was personally involved in research into the enigmatic young pharaoh, this revised and updated edition of Discovering Tutankhamun reviews…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781649034632 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1649034636 |
| Author: | Zahi Hawass, Marc Gabolde |
| Publisher: | American University in Cairo Press |
| Imprint: | American University in Cairo Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.69kg |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 279mm |
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Critics Review
“Egypt’s former minister of antiquities has written many popular books on Tutankhamun, but this one contains the perfect balance of up-to-date research and beautiful photography. It includes stories about Hawass’s own experiences investigating Tutankhamun.”—Garry Shaw, The Art Newspaper
“The forte of this book, besides its illustrations, is the additional material it contains about other excavations and the scientific processes carried out to determine Tutankhamun’s familial relations … written in a very readable style”—Gill Woods, Thames Valley ancient Egypt Society Newsletter
PRAISE FOR SCANNING THE PHARAOHS:
“Essential. A superb, semi-popular account of the results of CT imaging performed on several New Kingdom Egyptian royal mummies… . The results are sometimes surprising but always fascinating… . This book will be of great interest not only to scholars but to anyone else fascinated by Egyptian mummies.“—CHOICE
”[A] remarkable book. The scans are reproduced for all to see and an extensive section of color images provides information never before reported. The comprehensive bibliography is also a contribution. This volume sets a high standard for future scans of the mummies of ancient Egypt.“—Bob Brier, Journal of the American Oriental Society
“This publication is certainly a great step forward on the path to the discovery and understanding of the life and thought of the ancient Egyptians through multidisciplinary research on the royal mummies.“—Bretislav Vachala, Archiv Orientální
“Fascinating and well-organized … incredibly appealing. Imaging professionals and those who are interested in ancient history will find this book fascinating.“—Patti Hensel, Radiologic Technology
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass is one of the world’s best known Egyptologists, former Egyptian minister of state for antiquities, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt’s Past (pbk edition, AUC Press, 2011) and co-author of Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies (AUC Press, 2016).
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