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Bob Brier

A survey of the 3,000 years of Egyptian history from prehistoric times to the death of Cleopatra.

Parts I-IV

The History of Ancient Egypt

Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World

A look at the last days of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh draws on new medical and archaeological evidence that suggests that Tutankhamen suffered a brutal, untimely death that led to subsequent palace and political intrigue.

A True Story

The Murder of Tutankhamen

A. Hoyt Hobbs

You'll explore all aspects of Egyptian life: how religion was practiced; forms of work and play; types of food and drink; clothes, makeup, and adornments like jewelry; temples and homes; fine artwork; and more.

Everyday Life in the Land of the Nile

Ancient Egypt

Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb, and the popular culture of today.

Egyptomania: Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land of the Pharaohs

The ancient story chronicles, step-by-step, how a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age could construct one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. To execute something as complex and massive as the Great Pyramid, Egypt needed architects, mathematicians, boat builders, stone masons, and metallurgists. It took twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. By the time its capstone was laid in 2560 B.C., the innovations born of the building quest had transformed agrarian Egypt into the world's most modern, most powerful nation.

how one man's obsession led to the solution of ancient Egypt's greatest mystery

The secret of the great pyramid

Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art

Egyptian Mummies

Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

Explores the daily lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt through reconstructions based on hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from temple walls.

Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians

In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586 – one of the great engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. As the three obelisks, bound for Paris, London and New York, sailed towards their new homes, the world held its breath. Newspapers reported the obelisks' daily progress, complete with dramatic illustrations of the heroic deeds of the engineers and crews struggling under nearly impossible conditions. When the obelisks finally arrived safely in their new homes, bands played Cleopatra's Needle Waltz and silver obelisk pencils dangled from fashionable ladies' necks. This turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, is recreated by Bob Brier in all its glory. Amid astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance, the individuals involved in transporting the obelisks and receiving them in their future homes are brought to life through their letters and diaries, newspaper articles and illustrations. Written by a renowned Egyptologist and author, this compelling book will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.

The Lost Obelisks of Egypt

Cleopatra's Needles

Ancient Egyptian Magic

Mysteries, myths, sacred rituals and hieroglyphic writings - the ancient Egyptians left many questions unanswered. This easily accesssible book gives both a historical context of ancient Egyptian culture and a contemporary interpretation. It includes: a complete analysis of the art of mummification; a listing and description of the known royal mummies, their subsequent unwrappings, X-rays and CAT scans, and where they are now housed; stories of grave robberies and stolen mummies, as well as the trials and tribulations of archaelogists as they piece together the puzzles and unlock the riddles of the pyramids; and a detailed look at the mummies in King Tutankhamen's tomb, and DNA research that led to the partial cloning of a mummy's DNA sequence. Bob Briar is the author of Ancient Egyptian Magic.

Uma nova visão sobre os tesouros e mistérios do túmulo de Tutankhamon É frequente pensar-se que a história de Tutankhamon terminou quando os milhares de objetos descobertos por Howard Carter e Lorde Carnarvon foram transportados para o Museu Egípcio no Cairo e colocados em exposição. Mas há muito mais para descobrir nesta história. Explorando os cem anos de pesquisa desde a descoberta do túmulo, os diversos objetos nele encontrados e as novas evidências sobre a morte do menino-rei, o autor leva-nos aos bastidores da investigação para revelar mais segredos do jovem faraó. Bob Brier demonstra igualmente o vasto impacto que a descoberta do túmulo teve em áreas que não se limitam à Egiptologia, examinando a sua influência na política egípcia, nas novas formas de fazer arqueologia e até na apresentação das exposições museológicas. Largamente documentado com as últimas descobertas e apresentado com vívidos detalhes, este livro é uma introdução irresistível a uma das grandes descobertas arqueológicas do mundo.

Tutankhamon e o Túmulo que Mudou o Mundo

Jean-Pierre Houdin

A decade ago, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin became obsessed by the centuriesold question: How was the Great Pyramid built? How, in a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age, could such a massive, complex, and enduring structure have been envisioned and constructed? Laboring at his computer ten hours a day for five years—creating exquisitely detailed 3-D models of the Pyramid's interior—Houdin finally had his answer. It was a startling revelation that cast a fresh light on the minds that conceived one of the wonders of the ancient world. Written by world-renowned Egyptologist Bob Brier in collaboration with Houdin, The Secret of the Great Pyramid moves deftly between the ancient and the modern, chronicling two equally fascinating interrelated histories. It is a remarkable account of the step-by-step planning and assembling of the magnificent edifice—the brainchild of an innovative genius, the Egyptian architect Hemienu, who imagined, organized, and oversaw a monumental construction project that took more than two decades to complete and that employed the services of hundreds of architects, mathematicians, boatbuilders, stonemasons, and metallurgists. Here also is the riveting story of Jean-Pierre Houdin's single-minded search for solutions to the mysteries that have bedeviled Egyptologists for centuries, such as the purpose of the enigmatic Grand Gallery and the Pyramid's crack.

How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery

The Secret of the Great Pyramid

The world has always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. When the Romans conquered Egypt, it was really Egypt that conquered the Romans. Cleopatra captivated both Caesar and Marc Antony and soon Roman ladies were worshipping Isis and wearing vials of Nile water around their necks. What is it about ancient Egypt that breeds such obsession and imitation? Egyptomania explores the burning fascination with all things Egyptian and the events that fanned the flames--from ancient times, to Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the Discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in the 1920s. For forty years, Bob Brier, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, has been amassing one of the largest collections of Egyptian memorabilia and seeking to understand the pull of ancient Egypt on our world today. In this original and groundbreaking book, with twenty-four pages of color photos from the author's collection, he explores our three-thousand-year-old fixation with recovering Egyptian culture and its meaning. He traces our enthrallment with the mummies that seem to have cheated death and the pyramids that seem as if they will last forever. Drawing on his personal collection — from Napoleon's twenty-volume Egypt encyclopedia to Howard Carter's letters written from the Valley of the Kings as he was excavating — this is an inventive and mesmerizing tour of how an ancient civilization endures in ours today.

Everything you ever wanted to know about what mummies are, who they were, and how they came to be mummies.

Bob Brier

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