Archaeology

Publicació estructurada en quatre parts amb inclusió de làmines en BiN i color, al voltant de la vall dels deus d'Egipte. ( )

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A narrative history of of the valley post-burials.

There's a bit in the opening where Romer's describing the Egyptian landscape. You can feel the weight of history pressing in on you and it's only the limits of your own imagination that stops you being crushed. The man's a poet.

Unfortunately some technical problems with the writing contuses the meaning of some of his sentences. That problem is intermittent however, and the book is on the whole enjoyable.

Romer's particularly good on Egyptian art and makes a number of insightful comments. I understand he's an artist himself.

The book is particularly well illustrated, avoiding the glossy whore-shots you can find anywhere and using a lot of things you'll not find anywhere else.

If you're interested, Romer did a couple of excellent documentaries that complement this book: Romer's Egypt and Ancient Lives. You can find them knocking about on Youtube. ( )

Great book about the excavations of the tombs of the Pharoahs. If you are, like me, an armchair Egyptologist, this is a book you'll enjoy. ( )