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Ryan, Donald P.
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Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt.
Ryan, Donald P.
Ryan, Donald P. -- Travel -- Egypt.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt.
Archaeologists -- United States -- Biography.
Egyptologists -- United States -- Biography.
Egyptologists -- Biography.
Egypt -- Antiquities.
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
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Ryan, Donald P.
Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt.
Ryan, Donald P.
Ryan, Donald P. -- Travel -- Egypt.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt.
Archaeologists -- United States -- Biography.
Egyptologists -- United States -- Biography.
Egyptologists -- Biography.
Egypt -- Antiquities.
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
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Beneath the sands of Egypt : adventures of an unconventional archaeologist / Donald P. Ryan.
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Ryan, Donald P.
William Morrow, c2010.
Call #:
932
R988b
Subjects
Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt.
Ryan, Donald P.
Ryan, Donald P. -- Travel -- Egypt.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt.
Archaeologists -- United States -- Biography.
Egyptologists -- United States -- Biography.
Egyptologists -- Biography.
Egypt -- Antiquities.
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
ISBN:
9780061732829
0061732826
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The tomb -- From here to there -- First impressions -- Egypt on my mind -- Untying the mundane -- Frisking the dead -- The curse of the queen -- In the footsteps of the giant -- The digger's life -- Adventures in television land -- Pyramids in the Atlantic -- A return to an ancient valley -- Conclusions.
Summary:
Recounts the author's adventures discovering the tomb of Egypt's famous female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, in the Valley of the Kings and discusses his experiences becoming an archaeologist and dealing with eccentric colleagues.
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