History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 1 (of 12)
By Gaston Maspero
- Release Date: 1916-01-01
- Genre: Ancient History
Description
As an aspect of his attempt to curtail the rampant illegal export of Egyptian antiquities by tourists, collectors and agents for the major European and American museums, Maspero arrested the Abd al-Russul brothers from the notorious treasure-hunting village of Gorna, who confessed under torture to having found the great cache of royal mummies at Deir el-Bahri in July 1881. The cache was moved to Cairo as soon as possible to keep it safe from robbers.
