The Rape of the Nile, Revised and Updated
Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt

This is a superbly account of the history and evolution of Egyptology. Fagan is an outstanding writer, bringing the story to life with characters larger than life. Their adventures were enthralling, thanks to The author’s narrative skill. I simply have to check out his other books.......more

One of the best books ever ... I didn't realize the effect of politics on archaeology before. The author mentioned a lot of great names such as Maspero and Belzoni. The writing style was simple and entertaining although I read it translated into Arabic. Reading this book was a really good experience......more

Not entirely what I expected -- but still quite an interesting discussion about how tombs in Egypt were looted during the early years of excavations. This book did a really great job of naming a lot of the original people involved in some of these rapes and thefts. The only thing I need now is a boo......more

A popular history of the "dark side" of Egyptian exploration; the looting of antiquities. I had read most of this material in bits and pieces in other books, but not as a continuous book. Fagan is a good writer but this is not his best book; it was a little superficial, but worth reading.......more

A long research work detailing the volume of antiquities and artifacts that have been removed from Egypt right from the era of the Ancient Egyptians up to our time.......more