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Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries of ancient Egypt in this illustrated collection of 70 brief essays. Answers to age-old questions about Egyptian burial rituals, architecture, and royalty are provided, and recent discoveries are discussed--evidence that Tutankhamen was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramids aligned with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramses II. The essays are supplemented with evocative photographs, diagrams, maps and plans.Manley, Bill is the author of 'Setenta Grandes Misterios Del Antiguo Egipto / The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt ', published 2006 under ISBN 9788495939913 and ISBN 8495939916.
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