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"Hidden Tombs of Memphis" Ancient Egypt Tutankhamun Ramesses the Great Saqqara:
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The Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses The Great by Geoffrey T. Martin.
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DESCRIPTION: Hardback with Dust Jacket: 216 pages. Publisher: Thames and Hudson; (1991). "The morning of February 8, 1986 will always have a special place in my memory, and no doubt in that of my Dutch colleague, Jacobus van Dijk. Together on that day we quite literally stumbled into the first painted chamber of the tomb. Dijk's memorable cry on that occasion, on catching sight of the inscription naming the tomb's owner ("My God! It's Maya!") reverberated around the world." For Geoffrey Martin and his colleague, the internationally acclaimed discovery of the tomb of Maya was the culmination of a painstaking ten-year search at Saqqara, the burial ground of Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt.
Maya had been Tutankhamun's Treasurer and one of the most powerful men during the boy-king's short reign. Exploration of his tomb, and those of other important officials in the necropolis, has opened a new chapter in our understanding of Egyptian society more than 3,000 years ago. "The Hidden Tombs of Memphis" is Professor Martin's first-hand account of his discoveries. Since 1975, his Anglo-Dutch team has uncovered a series of spectacular funerary monuments, not just of Maya, but of Horemheb; Tutankhamun's Commander-in-Chief and later himself Pharaoh; Ramesses the Great's sister, Princess Tia, and other courtiers of New Kingdom Egypt.
The beautiful wall reliefs and paintings in these tombs have transformed our knowledge of New Kingdom art, hitherto largely dominated by the well-known treasures of ancient Thebes. Many isolated masterpieces in the world's museums can now be linked to the Saqqara monuments from which they originally came, thanks to the author's detective work. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings of all the major reliefs and other finds, from jewelry to mummy cases, "The Hidden Tombs of Memphis" is an exciting account of the richest Egyptian tomb discoveries of recent times.
CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Lightly read hardcover w/dustjacket. Thames and Hudson (1991) 216 pages. Pages are clean, crisp, unmutilated, remain well bound, and are unmarked; HOWEVER if you open the book and lift the front dustjacket flap, you'll see beneath the dustjacket flap that the original owner affixed a tiny return address sticker. It's almost unnoticed as you actually have to lift the dustjacket flap to see behind it, so it is very unobtrusive, but it is there. Also, though not visible to any individual page, there are a few teeny-tiny black specks visible to the top surface of the closed page edges, very tiny, only a few, but nonetheless undeniably present. I'm not sure what they are...they're not "foxing" (age spots), just a few droplets of some splashed or sprayed nearby, just tiny black specks. Again, they're only visible when book is closed, not to individual pages, only to the mass of closed page edges, sometimes referred to as the "page block"). Otherwise the book is unmarked and unblemished. Judging by the wear evidenced and the relative tightness of the binding, we'd guess that the book has been read once; perhaps only flipped through a few times. But our best guess would be that it was read once by someone with a very light "footprint". The dustjacket is very clean, evidencing only mild shelfwear, principally in the form of mild rubbing (dustjacket is gloss black and so shows rub/scuff marks very easily, even merely from being shelved between other books). There are no tears, no chips, it is a very handsome dustjacket. The full cloth covers are entirely without blemish. This is a clean, sturdy, presentable book with no real blemishes, just very minor, purely superficial and cosmetic indications of handling and of having been read. While given the fact it has been clearly read (or at least flipped through a few times) it might not achieve the exalted status of a "shelf trophy", it is nonetheless a very clean copy with "lots of miles left under the hood". Satisfaction unconditionally guaranteed. In stock, ready to ship. No disappointments, no excuses. PROMPT SHIPPING! HEAVILY PADDED, DAMAGE-FREE PACKAGING! #1625i.
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PLEASE SEE PUBLISHER, PROFESSIONAL, AND READER REVIEWS BELOW.
PUBLISHER REVIEW:
After a career as a professional librarian, Geoffrey Thorndike Martin studied ancient history at University College London, and later went to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, to write a doctoral thesis in Egyptology. He Became Lady Wallis Budge Research Fellow at Christ's Church, Cambridge, in 1966. In 1970 he returned to University College as Lecturer in Egyptology, and is now Edwards Professor of Egyptology at the University of London. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute.
Professor Martin began his archaeological career in the Sudan in 1963, and has excavated each winter in Egypt since 1964, mainly in Saqqara, where he is currently directing work for the joint expedition of the Egypt Exploration Society and the Leiden Museum. His other main project has been at Amarna, the capital city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, where he has recorded and published the Royal Tomb and other monuments in the royal necropolis. He has written many monograms and articles on Egyptological subjects, and has lectured extensively in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere.
PROFESSIONAL REVIEW:
REVIEW: Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings of all the major reliefs and other finds, from jewelry to mummy-cases, a detailed account of the richest Egyptian tomb discoveries of recent times. "New Aspects of Antiquity", is an internationally acclaimed series of which "The Hidden Tombs of Memphis" is a part. In this series some of the world's leading archaeologists present their own latest discoveries, discoveries which in many cases have revolutionized our knowledge of man's early history. The series reflects the worldwide expansion of archaeology in the last decade of the twentieth century, taking in major sites and civilizations from Europe and the Near East to the Americas and the Pacific.
READER REVIEWS:
REVIEW: A fascinating account of an archaeological survey in Saqqara, 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.
A welcome view into modern Egyptian fieldwork. 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.
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