false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172446824m/177280.jpg 177280 7 The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb robbers; obelisk-stealing Romans; Coptic Christians determined to erase the heretical past; mummy traders; leisured antiquarians; major European museums; Giovanni Belzoni, a circus strongman who removed more antiquities than Napoleon's armies; shrewd consuls and ruthless pashas; and archaeologists such Sir Flinders Petrie who changed the course of Egyptology.<P> This is the first thoroughly revised edition of <I> The Rape of the Nile </I>- Fagan's classic account of the cavalcade of archaeologists, thieves, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since ancient times. Featured in this edition are new accounts of stunning recent discoveries, including the Royal Tombs of Tanis, the Valley of Golden Mummies at Bahariya, the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses, and the sunken city of Alexandria (whose lighthouse was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). Fagan concludes with a clear-eyed assessment of the impact of modern mass tourism on archaeological sites and artifacts. 2697737 1975 The Rape Of The Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt total:23|5:3|4:6|3:13|2:1|1:0| 23 80 55 5 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Sun Jan 25 12:58:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:00:10 -0800 2009 1 4 0 false false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:34:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 15:33:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 15 14:07:46 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 18:31:42 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 09:04:49 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:11:45 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 14:01:09 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 09:24:25 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 09:31:20 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 09:31:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 11:44:31 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:44:31 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 16:51:51 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 16:51:51 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 06:59:30 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 21:15:36 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 21:15:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 22:24:22 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 19:00:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 22:54:09 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 22:54:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 02:43:23 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 02:43:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 15:28:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 15:28:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 09:11:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:11:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 03 11:45:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 11:45:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 09:39:02 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 09:39:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 09:02:41 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 09:02:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 07:38:02 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 07:38:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 03 01:33:51 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 01:33:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 12:39:24 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 12:39:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=177280