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In 2022, world Egyptology commemorates several significant anniversaries. A hundred years ago, the tomb of the "golden king" Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings. And most importantly, it has been 200 years since the Frenchman Champollion deciphered hieroglyphs. A new scientific field, Egyptology, was born. Without knowledge of the writing of the ancient Egyptians, it was possible to uncover and admire monumental buildings, beautiful statues, and temple walls inscribed with hieroglyphs, but no one understood them or that ancient civilization. After Champollion's discovery, the first real archaeologists came to Egypt. Leading Czech Egyptologist Miroslav Verner, while recounting to journalist Ivana Faryová, returns to the beginning and presents to readers the main milestones and the most interesting moments of this two-hundred-year story.
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Author: Verner Miroslav, Faryová Ivana
Publication date: October 31, 2022
Manufacturer: Euromedia Group, a.s.
Genres: Art history, Hobby, Non-fiction literature, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Art and architecture, Non-fiction literature, History and facts
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 504
ISBN/EAN: 9788024284989