Project Gutenberg 2023-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 170 Masters, David 1883 1965 Brand, Charles Edwin The romance of excavation : $b A record of the amazing discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc. $aUnited Kingdom :$bJohn Lane the Bodley Head Limited, $c1923. Bob Taylor, Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Romance of Excavation" by David Masters is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the fascinating discoveries made in Egypt and other ancient civilizations, detailing the lives and efforts of the archaeologists and excavators who sought to uncover the treasures of history. Through compelling narrative and vivid illustrations, it likely transports readers to the deserts and ruins of antiquity, revealing the excitement and adventure inherent in archaeological exploration. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the Rosetta Stone, a key artifact that unlocked the secrets of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. It recounts the stone's discovery by a French soldier during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and the subsequent scholarly efforts of Dr. T. Young and François Champollion to decipher its texts, which symbolize the broader narrative of excavation and discovery. By highlighting the struggles, triumphs, and sometimes overlooked significance of seemingly mundane objects, the beginning effectively captures the allure of archaeology and the enduring quest for knowledge about ancient civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/romanceofexcavat00mastuoft 20230411083514masters 1923 gb Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Babylonia -- Antiquities Egypt -- Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) Archaeologists DS Text Category: Adventure Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 316731 2025-07-28T07:09:23.041455 text/html 312496 2023-06-15T16:16:58 text/html 3570691 2025-07-28T07:09:29.837395 application/epub+zip 3568050 2025-07-28T07:09:24.804421 application/epub+zip 353404 2025-07-28T07:09:23.792433 application/epub+zip 4133788 2025-07-28T07:09:33.459402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4099705 2025-07-28T07:09:28.912387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277507 2025-07-28T07:09:22.312488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277266 2023-06-15T16:16:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18691 2025-07-28T07:09:33.615373 application/rdf+xml 20659 2025-07-28T07:09:24.049411 image/jpeg 2992 2025-07-28T07:09:23.923414 image/jpeg 105571 2023-06-15T16:16:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 3896878 2023-06-15T16:16:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 3949505 2025-07-28T07:09:23.169474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog