A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson -510 pages
Wilkinson presents the history of Europeans' fascination with ancient Egypt beginning with imperial rivalries between Britain and France to the establishment of modern Egyptology. The book profiles notable explorers, profiteers, and sincere scholars and their stunning discoveries into the 1920s. Also recommended is Wilkinson's The Nile: Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present.
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