The Romance of Excavation

The Romance of Excavation: A Record of the Amazing Discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc., with Twenty-Nine Illustrations, From the Foreword: "In the following pages I have sought to reveal some of the romance of excavation, to tell the fascinating story of the men who have gone out into the desert places and dug up long-lost cities and the fabled treasure of ancient kings."


By : David Masters (1883 - 1965)

01 - The Story of the Rosetta Stone



02 - The Ruins of Egypt



03 - The Tomb of Tutankhamen



04 - Signs That Tell Where to Dig



05 - Graves Which Make History



06 - Wonders of the Pyramids



07 - Thebes, One-time Capital of Egypt



08 - A Despised Statue that Realized 10,000 pounds



09 - The Mystery of Cuneiform Writing



10 - Hills Which Are Buried Cities



11 - How Layard Uncoverd a Lost Civilization



12 - A Mussel Shell That Proved Scientists Wrong



13 - The Discovery of Troy



14 - Schliemann Vindicated and Honored



15 - Did Ancient Crete Dominate the World?

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