From the series Egypt’s Ancient Secrets
Valley of the Golden Mummies
Reading Level Grade 4Interest Level Grades 4 – 8Copyright 2017
Reviewed
From the series Egypt’s Ancient Secrets
Reading Level Grade 4Interest Level Grades 4 – 8Copyright 2017
ReviewedIn 1996, archaeologists made an incredible discovery—a huge, ancient burial place in the Western Desert of Egypt.As the team worked at the site, they discovered mummies encased in gold, jewels, coins, and jars that once held wine. What have archaeologists learned about life in ancient Egypt by studying the mummies? What secrets have the artifacts buried in the tombs revealed? And could it be possible that more than 10,000 ancient Egyptian mummies are buried in the valley?
This volume in the Egypt's Ancient Secrets series follows renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawaas on an exciting 1996 dig near the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert. After hearing about a donkey that stumbled in a hole containing a golden burial mask, Hawaas rushed to the scene and discovered an ancient cemetery that could contain as many as 10,000 mummies! Readers will get a basic overview of the excavation process, as well as an understanding of how a person's class affected their burial - ”for instance, only the wealthy could afford gold masks. The text also follows one mummy to the lab for examination and investigates a potential mummy's curse. Liberally illustrated with labeled photos of artifacts and the dig, this look at one of Egypt's lessdiscussed discoveries will pique the interest of any Egyptophile.
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