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Professor Toby Wilkinson is an internationally acclaimed Egyptologist, and the prize-winning author of eleven books which have been translated into eleven languages. His books include The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, The Nile and A World Beneath the Sands. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a member of the international editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian History. He is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln and a Bye-Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.Professor Toby Wilkinson is an internationally acclaimed Egyptologist, and the prize-winning author of eleven books which have been translated into eleven languages. His books include The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, The Nile and A World Beneath the Sands. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a member of the international editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian History. He is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln and a Bye-Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.
A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun.