Publisher's Synopsis
This is a detailed look at the Pharoahs' workforces and the making of tombs and treasures in ancient Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Its features include step-by-step boxes explaining processes such as temple rituals and building and design techniques, and a 'timespan' of ancient Egyptian history.
Spread-by-spread, the story unfolds of how these great tombs were built, prepared and used. Mummification, the sarcophagus and it's shrines, the burial ceremony, and the tomb robbers are all described and explained.
