La Vallee des Rois

(2011) Treasures of the Valley of the Kings (German)

Through extensive illustrations, archaeological reconstructions, and up-to-date texts, this splendid book, now in a new, smaller, travel-friendly flexibound edition, presents an in-depth consideration of the complex of funerary monuments on the west bank of Thebes, opposite the modern city of Luxor. It takes the reader on a journey through the Theban tombs and sacred buildings with the aid of photographs and detailed drawings created especially for this book. Guiding the reader in the discovery of the treasures of the Valley of the Kings through texts written by some of the world’s foremost Egyptologists, this volume is a compendium of the most advanced archaeological research carried out on the west bank of the Nile. It is a fascinating journey into the ancient heart of a country that has always been at the center of human history.