Tutankhamun: The Life and Death of a Pharoah (DK Discoveries)

Relates the story of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon and what it revealed about the funeral rites of the pharaoh. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary Dk Contents 4 THE DISCOVERY 6 THE CHARACTERS 8 THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS 10 THE HIDDEN STEPS 12 BREAKING THROUGH 14 THE ANTECHAMBER 16 THE BURIAL CHAMBER 18 THE TREASURY 20 THE ANNEXE 22 UNWRAPPING THE MUMMY 24 Treasures of theTomb 26 THE JOURNEY TO THE TOMB 29 “WONDERFUL THINGS” 32 Life &Times of Tutankhamun 34 THE KINGDOM OF THE NILE 36 GODS AND RELIGION 37 THE PHARAOH 40 WHO WAS TUTANKHAMUN? 42 MUMMIES AND EMBALMING 44 THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT WORK 46 Index 48 075133748X