Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (New Aspects of Antiquity) [Paperback]

Geoffrey Thorndike Martin (Author)

Book Description

Series: New Aspects of Antiquity | Publication Date: June 1992

Describes discoveries made since 1976 at Saqqarah outside of Memphis, and the light they shed on ancient Egyptian society.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500276668
• ISBN-13: 978-0500276662
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,367,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A welcome view into modern egyptian fieldwork, September 8, 2002

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This review is from: Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (New Aspects of Antiquity) (Paperback)

Geoffrey Martin gives an overview of 15 years of archeological digs and restorations in the Saqqara (Memphis necropolis) area. His descriptions are accessible and include enough background material on the age without it becoming a distraction. The book gives an excellent view of the work being done by modern archeologists, and often hints at the large amounts of research that go on outside of the field season.

I hope a future work will describe the work being done since this book was written.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating account of an archaeological survey in Saqqara, June 15, 1999

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This review is from: Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (New Aspects of Antiquity) (Paperback)

G.T. Martin takes the readers on a fascinating expedition in the Saqqara area, in search of the lost tombs of general Horemheb and chancellor Maya, two of the most powerfull men during the reign of Tutankhamun. The author discusses the re-discovery, structure and decoration of the tomb of the two dignitaries, as well as the tombs of the Tias, relatives of Ramesses II.