Beneath the Sands of Egypt: Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist

by Donald P. Ryan, PhD

Paperback, 2011

Publication

William Morrow Paperbacks (2011), Edition: Reprint, 304 pages

Description

"Donald Ryan is a rare bird--a field archaeologist who can write with verve and immediacy. I heartily recommend his book to all Egyptology buffs." --Barbara Mertz ( a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters), author of Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs   A real-life "Indiana Jones," Donald P. Ryan, Ph.D., offers a breathtaking personal account of his adventures in archaeology in Beneath the Sands of Egypt. Fans of The Lost City of Z will thrill to the exploits of this "unconventional archaeologist" as he retrieves the remains of Egypt's past--including his breakthrough discovery in the Valley of the Kings of Egypt's famous female pharaoh, Hatshepsut.

Original language

English

Physical description

304 p.; 5.31 inches

ISBN

0061732834 / 9780061732836
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