Island of the Blessed: The Secrets of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis
by Harry Thurston
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385259697
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259699
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About This Item
Island of the Blessed follows the footsteps of a Canadian-led international team of archaeologists as they penetrate the Sahara to unlock the secrets of Egypt's "everlasting oasis" -- Dakhleh. This fertile island in a sea of sand has been home to humans for almost half a million years. Archaeologists are using high-tech methods to decipher humankind's prehistory and have unearthed a perfect Old Kingdom town, replete with palaces and temples from the Golden Age of ancient Egypt, a stunning cache of mummies, a Roman-era archive of 10,000 papyri, and the world's two oldest books. As well, they are excavating an entire Roman city -- a "desert Pompeii" buried by the inexorable march of the Sahara.
Synopsis
Harry Thurston is among Canada’s most widely published freelance journalists, having written twelve books and feature articles for more than thirty of North America’s leading magazines, including Audubon , Equinox , and National Geographic . These articles have garnered six national journalism awards. He lives in Nova Scotia.
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- Bookseller
- The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SQ8800901
- Title
- Island of the Blessed
- Author
- Harry Thurston
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385259697
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259699
- Publisher
- Doubleday Of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2003
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