Relates the story of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon and what it revealed about the funeral rites of the pharaoh.

Two centuries ago, only the most reckless Europeans dared traverse the Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of myth and speculation--and no region aroused greater interest than Egypt. It was not until 1798, when an unlikely band of scientific explorers traveled from Paris to the Nile Valley, that Westerners received their first real glimpse of what lay beyond the Mediterranean. Under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, a small corps...

In this handsomely illustrated work, Egypt, one of mankind's oldest and most remarkable civilizations, comes alive from its beginnings about 6,000 B.C. to the height of its power and eventual dramatic decline.

When twelve-year-old Eli becomes involved with the time travel experiments that the government pressures his parents to pursue, he travels to fifth-century Alexandria, Egypt, where he meets Thea, a scholar accused of sorcery, and Clyne, an extraterrestrial saurian who is working on a homework assignment.

"This program presents geological evidence that the world's most famous monument, The Great Sphinx of Egypt, may be thousands of years older than we have been taught"--Container.

A look at the ancient Nile valley civilizations from pharoah's court to the daily lives of workers. "Descubre las civilizaciones del valle del Nilo: desde la corte del faraón a la vida diaria de los obreros"--Cover.

Did aliens build the pyramids? Will a magic love potion bring Mom and Dad back together? And what do school science, mummified apples, and alien erasers have to do with it? In a second zany, jam-packed graphic novel, Max jots down his worst fears and best brainstorms.

Get closer to solving the mystery of the sphinx with this riveting title. Learn about leading theories, important clues, and study the evidence to develop your on conclusions about the building, purpose, and age of this statue.