Secrets From The Sand: My Search For Egypt's Past - Hardcover

Zahi A. Hawass

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810945428 ISBN 13: 9780810945425

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2003

Synopsis

The renowned Egyptian archaeologiest offers a personal tour through the fascinating sites that he has excavated over the last thirty-three years, describing his life interest in exploring the hidden secrets of Egypt's glorious past, his discoveries at the great monuments and secret tombs, and other aspects of his adventures in archaeology. 17,500 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Zahi Hawass is secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo.

From Booklist:

Hawass is the head of the Egyptian government's leading archaeology organization, but his review of his career reveals his soul to be that of a hands-on practitioner rather than a bureaucrat. Committed to conserving his country's antiquities from myriad degradations, Hawass has excavated Egypt's most notable ancient sites, such as Giza and Saqqara. It was at the lower-profile Bahariya Oasis, however, that Hawass and his team discovered in 1996 the trove that will enshrine his name in Egyptology: hundreds of largely intact tombs and mummies from the Ptolemaic period (about 300 B.C.E.). Geographically, these locations structure Hawass' account of his life, which reads exactly the opposite of a typical academic autobiography because it focuses not on his papers but on the people he worked with on various conservation projects. Including photographs of Hawass on site, this book exhibits his unaffected delight in his life's work, which will personably engage his readers as much as the particularities of his experiences in the field. Gilbert Taylor
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0810945428
• ISBN 13: 9780810945425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272