The clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun unfolded over the course of a decade, and each step was documented by British archaeological photographer Harry Burton.  This volume brings together over seventy of the more than fourteen hundred black and white images taken by Burton, capturing both the excitement and the tension surrounding the excavation as it progressed.  His camera caught everything as it was found, as each of the sealed rooms filled with artifacts was opened, culminating with the Burial Chamber where the shrines and coffins and mummy of the young king were first revealed.

Created by world-renowned art historians under the guidance of the director of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, this catalogue to the exhibition surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs. The book's design echoes the exhibition, grouping objects representing family life, religious practices, funerary rituals, and gold. Featuring more than 120 treasures, a dozen evocative landscape and archaeology photos, and illuminating text, this book makes palpable the excitement, riches, and mysteries of ancient Egypt.

All of the Tutankhamun excavation records are now housed in the Archive of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. This collection of notecards from the Griffith Institute features Harry Burton's exclusive photographs from Howard Carter's excavations, packaged in an attractive packet picturing the original sealed doors to the tomb.

Author of the Amelia Peabody mystery series (under the name Elizabeth Peters), Egyptologist Barbara Mertz has revised and updated her classic 1964 survey of Egypt from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra. Intended as a "popular history," this is a readable and vibrant excursion into ancient history.

The full story of a forgotten mummy, rescued from a dusty museum shelf at Niagara Falls to find a second life at the Carlos Museum. Compelling evidence suggests it may indeed be the remains of Ramesses I, founder of ancient Egypt’s most illustrious dynasty. This DVD includes materials and activities for educators, a link to the NOVA Web site, closed captions, and described video for the visually impaired

This new book from the Carlos Museum Curator of Ancient Art is an illustrated survey of the Giza plateau and its monuments. The latest information on excavations and interpretation are accompanied by geological, historical, and social context, with less well-known monuments and private tombs, rarely described in other archaeological guides, also featured.

Dr. Robins, curator of Egyptian art for the Carlos Museum, presents a thorough introduction to the art of ancient Egypt. Spanning 3,000 years of history, the author surveys art and architecture with particular sensitivity to the complex ways in which historical, religious, and social changes are related to changes in Egyptian art.  This new edition includes many new color photographs and a fully revised and updated bibliography.

Dr. Robins, curator of Egyptian art for the Carlos Museum, reevaluates the roles and importance of women in ancient Egyptian society as depicted in the art and written records of the time. The exceptional few women who assumed real power are discussed as well as the more traditional everyday roles of women in Egyptian culture with assessments of their depiction in art as it portrays their position in society. The special role of women in religious rites is also surveyed. 205 pages, with black & white illustrations throughout, plus chronology. Also available by Dr. Robins: Egyptian Statues, Egyptian Painting and Relief.

This well-illustrated and authoritative guide examines the evolution, worship, and eventual decline of the numerous gods and goddesses that made Egypt the most theocratic society of the ancient world.

The authors have years of experience teaching non-specialists how to translate the kind of hieroglyphs found in funerary writings and tomb scenes. Leading the reader through different aspects of script and grammar, they offer intriguing insights into ancient Egyptian art and culture.

Howard Carter began his career in Egyptology at age seventeen as a copyist of tomb art for pioneer archaeologist W. F. Petrie, and went on to forge a career attempting to find new ancient Egyptian discoveries in a field overrun with European adventurers. Not until Carter met up with the risk-taking occultist Lord Carnarvon did his fortunes change. Together they faced down endless ridicule from the most respected explorers of the day until their dreams came to astonishing life. The author of The Linguist and the Emperor here tells the enthralling story of perhaps the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.

This multi-purpose reference provides the key to the hidden meanings in Egyptian art, serving as an encyclopedia of the major signs and symbols, a visual compendium of artistic motifs, and a thematically organized sourcebook of Egyptian religious beliefs and ideas.

The most current survey of these "Mansions of the Gods" includes their historical development, construction, symbolism, and function, and features an extensive catalogue and guide to all known Egyptian temples. The author's other books include Reading Egyptian Art and The Complete Valley of the Kings.

Using timelines and other visual aids, this volume discusses all the rulers and dynasties of Egypt in their chronological order and serves as a popular history as well as an essential work of reference and a visual introduction to the extraordinary diversity and richness of Egypt. 224 pages with 350 illustrations, 130 in color, bibliography, and index.

This, the first fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid of Ancient Egypt, examines these fascinating monuments in unprecedented detail, bringing together the practical aspects - the quarries, the ramps and tolls used in constructing them - as well as the conceptual - the cosmology and iconography of the pyramids and the intriguing Pyramid texts. 256 pages with 556 illustrations, 83 in color.

The definitive account of the world's most famous royal cemetery, with detailed coverage of over 80 tombs with lists of contents and cutaway views, the latest findings of current digs, including the new excavation of the tomb for the sons of Ramesses the Great, and a visitor's guide to the valley. 224 pages, with hundreds of black & white and color illustrations throughout.

Illustrated with more than 800 photographs, drawings, maps, and diagrams, this wide-ranging book presents the rich legacy of ancient Egypt in its many aspects, spanning prehistoric times and the Greco-Roman period, detailing the astonishing architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of Egyptian culture, as well as its advanced system of writing, the quality of its literature, and the all-embracing philosophy of ancient Egypt.

Written some 3,500 years ago, the Papyrus of Ani is the most complete, ornate, and best-preserved example of ancient Egyptian philosophical and religious thought. Presented here for the first time in its original form, with the hieroglyphic images matched to what has been acknowledged as the finest English translation of the text, the Egyptian Book of the Dead opens the door to one of humanity's earliest and finest spiritual treasures. 174 pages, with 80 full color illustrations and four illustrated gatefold spreads.

This broad survey gathers the work of fourteen of the world's leading Egyptologists and archaeologists to provide a detailed view of Egypt from the early Stone Age to its incorporation into the Roman Empire. This is a very readable and thorough chronological history with over 150 illustrations, and constitutes an excellent up-to-date single-volume general history of ancient Egypt.

When the pharaohs of Egypt died, they were mummified and buried in pyramids and tombs with all their riches.  As centuries passed, the tombs were looted and the pharaohs' gold stolen.  But then Howard Carter found the greatest Egyptian treasure trove of all, with all the riches of King Tut's mummy untouched.  But did the amazing find come with a deadly curse?

Written as an amateur Egyptologist's travel journal from 1926, each spread covers a distinct area of antiquity with photos, reproductions, and sketches that make the journal seem more realistic. Includes papyrus pull-outs, pop-up art, minibooks, and fold-out maps and an envelope in the back with period postcards.

In this story set in 45 BC, Damon's medical training under the Pharaoh's own physician didn't prepare him for his mother's last illness, or for the adventure that follows. From shipwreck and shark attack to the political maneuverings of Cleopatra, Cicero, and Caesar, this historical novel combines page-turning excitement with a well-researched portrait of the ancient world. For ages 8-12.

This activity-filled book allow kids to actively experience the wonders of Ancient Egypt through games, ancient recipes for flatbread, ancient grid-system drawing techniques, building a living model of the Nile, creating pyramids from clay and cardboard, and much more

Two young protagonists stumble upon a deserted storage yard behind the A-Z Antiques and Curio Shop, deciding it is the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Strange things soon develop. Three-time Newberry Honor Winner.

Examines the burial ground of pharaohs, including the tombs of Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and Seti I, with information on tomb building, mummies, artifacts, and archaeology. Well illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings.

(Knopf: 1993) Discover the eternal secrets of mummies - from the embalmed dead of ancient Egypt to bodies preserved in bogs, sand, and ice. An excellent basic sourcebook crammed with detailed photography and illustrations. 64 pages, with full color photographs throughout. Other Eyewitness titles: Pyramid, Ancient Egypt.

This handy book not only discusses the Egyptian writing system and the role of hieroglyphs in Egypt,but includes a handy stencil set of the hieroglyph alphabet with a chart defining the single sounds each represents so that kids can create their own hieroglyphic messages.

This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia describes the history of Egypt from its origins along the banks of the Nile to its transformation into one of the world's greatest civilizations. Includes time chart, who's who, details of recent archaeological finds, and lists of educational websites.

Fun hands-on projects help young explorers connect with the ancient cultures of the Nubians, Mesopotamians, Hittites, and Egyptians: construct a model Egyptian boat and learn about trade along the Nile, build an irrigation machine and learn how Nubians grew crops in the desert, craft Egyptian kilts and bracelets (all projects require only household or easily found materials).

The astonishing culture of ancient Egypt thrived for more than 3,000 years along the banks of the Nile. But when its cities crumbled to dust, Egypt's culture and the secrets of its hieroglyphic writings were also lost. This book explains how archaeologists have pieced together their discoveries to reclaim the history of Egypt's people, its pharaohs, and its golden days. For grades 6 and up.

A hands-on guide to creating mummies. This set comes with everything required to create your own mummy, including plastic body with select internal organs, canopic jar lids, gauze, and a 24 page book filled with information about ancient Egyptian and mummification.

Step by step, follow the process of mummification from the embalmer's slab, where the corpse was made ready, down into the tomb, where the mummy was sealed and sent to its new life in eternity. Written and brightly illustrated by the author of The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus. Ages 8-12.

Written and illustrated by a linguist, this is the illustrated story of Jean-Francois Champollion's quest for knowledge and his important work translation of the Rosetta Stone. 32 pages illustrated with a key to reading hieroglyphs, for ages 6 and up.

Researchers for the Metropolitan Museum of Art welcome children to join them as they research mummies and pyramids in ancient Egypt. Includes fun facts, photos, illustrations, definitions, and more.

This beginning reader in the All Aboard Reading series discusses the many gods and goddesses in Egypt along with beliefs about the afterlife and the preparation of mummies for their voyage to the Underworld.

This kit includes: scarab board game, informative book illustrated in full color and written by an expert from the British Museum, a key to your kit, hieroglyph rubber stamps to create your own messages, a rubber stamp holder, sheet of papyrus, authentic beads and stone replica of shabti figure to create an ancient Egyptian necklace, and a secret compartment containing a hieroglyph decoder, map and stickers, grid picture, Senet board game, and charts of gods and pharaohs.

Included are expertly drawn full-page illustrations of Cleopatra, Ramses II, the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, as well as scenes depicting many aspects of Egyptian life - construction of the six-story step pyramid at Sakkara, fishing and farming along the Nile, the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, manufacture and use papyrus, children's toys and games, a market scene in Thebes, an embalming workshop, and more.

Clad with flowing linen robes, adorned with jewels, pampered by servants, Heb-Nefert, with her royal husband, led a life of leisure and joy on the banks of the Nile long ago. Now she lies, a mummy, in a glass case for museum visitors to marvel at, and she reflects, telling us the story of her life in ancient Egypt. 30 pages, with full color illustrations. For ages 4-8.

Egypt, 1922. The underground tomb of King Tut is discovered by Howard Carter after years of searching. The secret treasure it holds is the archaeological find of a lifetime! For grades 2-3 (Step into Reading series, Step 4)

This series focuses on inventions, food, animals, fashions,musical instruments, and toys that originated in Egypt and can still be found today. For example, ancient Egyptians created one of the first police forces in history (they trained baboons instead of dogs to assist them!) and Egyptian tombs have flutes, wigs, and toy balls that resemble contemporary styles. 32 pages with color illustrations throughout.