Securing eternity : ancient Egyptian tomb protection from prehistory to the pyramids / Reg Clark

The ancient Egyptian tomb evolved rapidly over a period of about 2,500 years, from a simple backfilled pit to an enormous stone pyramid with complex security arrangements. Much of this development was arguably driven by the ever-present threat of tomb robbery, which compelled tomb builders to introd...

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Place / Publishing House:Cairo, New York : The American University in Cairo Press, [2019]
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