Arthur Weigall, once Inspector-General of Antiquities in Upper Egypt, writes about the practice and the pleasure of Egyptology: the misfortunes of Wenamon on his voyage to Byblos, the preservation of monuments, the morality of excavation, the temperament of the ancient Egyptians, and the opening of tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including that of Tiy and Akhnaton and the tomb of Horemheb.
Engaging popular archaeology from a scholar who worked in the field. Download the free EPUB.