I'll bet ya knew we was gonna make it 't Egypt on one our treasure hunts. Wal now, that's just what we're doin this time. Jeffrey, Sam's assistant there in our offices in Santa Fe, dug up some very interestin stuff on Pharaoh Harihor who was a high priest before he became a pharaoh. That put him in a unique situation regardin the tombs 'n treasures of ever pharaoh before him. Legend says he was the richest pharaoh ever 'n Sam was bettin he knew how he got that way. He was also bettin he could find the tomb of Harihor even though hunder'ts of others had tried it 'n had come up empty handed. Before we head 't Egypt though we have 't take care of what we was gonna do with our business "OBJ Treasure Hunters, Inc." Things was gettin absolutely crazy on us 'n we had 't make a major decision bout what 't do. Once we got out there among the tombs lookin fer Harihors, we was set upon by a band of grave robbers. They was a fearsome bunch 'n was bristilin with firepower. They wanted Big Mike. They was bettin we'd pay 'em a king's ransom 't get him back 'n they was shore right bout that. Yer gonna have 't sit down 't read what we found under the Sphinx. Whoever created what we found there was one of the greatest minds ever. I wonder if aliens had a hand in it? Pack real light stuff on this trip cause it gets mighty warm in Egypt. Shore glad yer comin along. It makes everthin a thousand times more excitin. Gramps

An exciting archeological exploration of ancient Egypt that examines the potential for discovering the remaining “lost” tombs of the pharaohs. Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that survive ancient Egypt and have come to define the popular perception of Egyptology. Despite the many sensational discoveries in the last century, such as the tomb of Tutankhamun, the tombs of some of the most famous individuals in the ancient world—Imhotep, Nefertiti, Alexander the Great, and Cleopatra—have not yet been found. Archeologist Chris Naunton examines the famous pharaohs, their achievements, the bling they might have been buried with, the circumstances in which they were buried, and why those circumstances may have prevented archeologists from finding these tombs. In Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, Naunton sheds light on the lives of these ancient Egyptians and makes an exciting case for the potential discovery of these lost tombs.

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Mysterious boy king Tutankhamun returns to the U.S. in 2008, bringing rare treasures never before seen outside Egypt. For the millions of fans wanting a keepsake and chronicle of this magnificent new exhibition, this book will delight. Created by world-renowned art historians under the guidance of Zahi Hawass—director of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and a well-known media personality—it surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs. Master photographer Sandro Vannini spotlights every dazzling artifact, using an innovative technique that makes the image jump off the page. The book’s design echoes the exhibition, grouping objects representing family life, religious practices, funerary rituals, and gold. In each artifact—a queen’s eye makeup container, a likeness of a princess eating duck, a sarcophagus made for a prince’s cat—we glimpse the life of ancient Egyptian royalty: exotic and fascinating, yet so human. Gold gleams in a leopard-mask of gilded wood, a brilliant pendant bearing tiny goddesses, even the golden finger and toe covers of Tutankhamun himself, meant to protect his extremities in the afterlife. Featuring more than 120 treasures, a dozen evocative landscape and archaeology photos, and illuminating text, this book makes palpable the excitement, riches, and mysteries of ancient Egypt. It will be prominently displayed in all exhibition venues, and its contents will interest visitors to the show as well as Tut enthusiasts across the country. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Published in the year 2006, Lost Pharaohs is a valuable contrubution to the field of History.