The romance of excavation

by David Masters

THE ROMANCE OF EXCAVATION

SOME OE THE ROMANCE OF EXCAVATION IS BROUGHT OUT BY THIS BUSY SCENE AT THEBES SHOWING A SMALL ARMY OF NATIVES DIGGING AMID THE RUINS OF A TEMPLE

THE ROMANCE
OF EXCAVATION
A RECORD OF THE AMAZING
DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT,
ASSYRIA, TROY, CRETE, ETC.
WITH TWENTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS
BY DAVID MASTERS
LONDON
JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LIMITED

First Published in 1923
MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY MORRISON AND GIBB LTD., EDINBURGH

TO
A. A.
WHO SAVED MY LIFE

FOREWORD

Now and again the world is stirred by a discovery such as that of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Mr. Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. In the following pages I have sought to reveal some of the romance of excavation, to tell the fascinating story of the men who have gone out into the desert places and dug up long-lost cities and the fabled treasure of ancient kings. Brilliant men, who have played their part in unearthing the glories of the past, have written many volumes on the subject which is nearest their hearts, and if, after closing this book, the reader and student feel a desire to seek them out, I shall be content. In conclusion, I wish to thank Major Kenneth Mason, M.C., R.E., The British School at Athens, and The Trustees of the British Museum, for their kindness in allowing me to use various illustrations in this volume.

DAVID MASTERS.

1923.