The Treasury of Ancient Egypt: Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Chapters on Egypt by the man who was Inspector-General of Antiquities there: temple robbery, the misery of excavation, why the dead were painted, and what a modern Egyptian makes of the tourists. Weigall wrote in 1911 for readers who thought archaeology was treasure-hunting, and argued that it is mostly bookkeeping and heat. He is funny about his colleagues and serious about the looting. Sixty plates from 1640 to 1911, among them Turner and John Martin, carry the same ruined-monument light the chapters describe.
Chapters on Egypt by the man who was Inspector-General of Antiquities there: temple robbery, the misery of excavation, why the dead were painted, and what a modern Egyptian makes of the tourists. Weigall wrote in 1911 for readers who thought archaeology was treasure-hunting, and argued that it is...
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Arthur Weigall (1880–1934) was Inspector-General of Antiquities for Upper Egypt, where he fought the trade in stolen tomb goods, and later a stage designer and journalist in London. He wrote about Egypt as a man who had lived in it rather than visited.
Arthur Weigall (1880–1934) was Inspector-General of Antiquities for Upper Egypt, where he fought the trade in stolen tomb goods, and later a stage designer and journalist in London. He wrote about Egypt as a man who had lived in it rather than visited.
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