Tutankhamun The Untold Story |
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| Author:
| Hoving, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8154-1186-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cooper Square Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, and the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, Carter's partner died shortly after the discovery thereby starting rumors of a curse, and the Egyptian government fought to keep the treasure in their country.
Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, and the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, Carter's partner died shortly after the discovery thereby starting rumors of a curse, and the Egyptian government fought to keep the treasure in their country.