DISCOVERIES WITHIN EGYPT AND NUBIA by Giovanni Belzoni | Greatest AudioBooks P1 of 2

FULL TITLE: "Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations, in Egypt and Nubia" - by Giovanni Battista Belzoni - FULL AudioBook | Greatest AudioBooks - PART 1 of 2 - Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his removal to England of the seven ton bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, the discovery and documentation of the tomb of Seti I, and the first to penetrate into the second pyramid of Giza. This 1820 narrative of his travels and discoveries is fascinating. Full title: Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations, in Egypt and Nubia; and of a journey to the coast of the Red Sea, in search of the ancient Berenice, and of another to the oasis of Jupiter Ammon - Summary by David Wales PART 2    • DISCOVERIES WITHIN EGYPT AND NUBIA by Giov...   ► https://www.GreatestAudioBooks.co ► FACEBOOK:   / greatestaudiobooks   ► TWITTER:   / gaudiobooks   ► SUBSCRIBE to Greatest Audio Books:    / greatestaudiobooks   READ along by clicking (CC) for Closed Caption Transcript! LISTEN to the entire audiobook for free! Chapter listing and length: 00 Preface 00:07:12 01 First Journey 1 Alexandria. Plague. Cairo. Pyramids. Wounded. Rebellion. Marriage Ceremonies 00:37:30 02 First Journey 2 Arabian play and farce. Soldiers shooting. Hydraulic machine. Ascending the Nile. Hermopolis, Siout, Dendera 00:31:09 03 First Journey 3 Removing Memnon bust. Difficulties. Turkish dinner. Work proceeds. Bust arrives at the Nile 00:38:15 04 First Journey 4 Mummy cave. Assouan. First Cataract. Elephantine. Alarmed by the natives. 00:34:20 05 First Journey 5 Journey continues. Several villages. Description of the natives. Introduces money. 00:37:27 06 First Journey 6 Second cataract. Land journey. Frighten natives. Ascend against the current and eddies. View of cataract from Rock of Aspis. Greek church. To open the temple at Ysambul. Difficulties with natives. Cacheff drinks wine for first time. 00:29:26 07 First Journey 7 Great numbers of workers. Attempt at robbery. Return to first cataract. Small obelisk. Column with Latin. Manners of the Arabs. Luxor. Carnak. Count de Forbin. Lion headed statues. 00:35:07 08 First Journey 8 Carnak. The Bey and court. The tomb of a king. The boat and its trials. Bust of Memnon embarked on boat. Thebes to Cairo to Alexandria. Captain Cabillia’s operations. 00:52:17 09 Second Journey 1 Cairo to Thebes, Tabeen and Boorumbol. An Arabian dance. Forced march to Thebes. Bedoween horsemen and tents. A missing letter. Cacheff of Erments. Miracles by a Santon. Luxor. Carnak. Thebes 00:30:54 10 Second Journey 2 Gournou natives and tombs. More on the natives. Two metal vases. Sphinxes and sickle. Discovery of tombs. Herodotus on mummies. Various classes of mummies. Animal mummies. 00:33:15 11 Second Journey 3 Mummy priests. Mummies and their decoration. Linen, enamelling, gilding, painting, sculpture, architecture. Tomb. Happiness of Gournou natives. A colossal head discovered. Arrival of Defterdar Bey. Barbarous conduct toward the Bey of Gournou. 00:43:16 12 Second Journey 4 Ascends Nile. Thebes. Bey interview. Two Fathers. Whirlwind. Mirage.Locusts. Island Of Philoe. Ysambul. Second Cataract. Extortion attempt. Return to Ysambul. 00:32:52 13 Second Journey 5 Opening the temple. Ramadan. Other cacheffs. Entry to temple. Description. Departure. Assouan. Luxor. Erments. 00:33:28 14 Second Journey 6 Valley of Beban el Malook. Tombs. Arrival of travelers. Tomb excavation. Enter the tomb. Description of apartments. Sarcophagus of alabaster. 00:35:50 15 Second Journey 7 Tomb of Psaummuthis. Painting. Name of the tomb. Isle of Philoe stones. Noble family. Count de Forbin. Pyramind of Cephrenes. 00:37:04 16 Second Journey 8 Difficulties. Observation on the Pyramids. Foundation of temple discovered. First entrance. More calculations. Discovery of the true entrance. 00:30:00 17 Second Journey 9 Difficulties in entering. Description of interior. Arabic inscription observed. Accounts of the pyramids. Hieroglyphics. Coatings. Thebes. 00:28:50 PART 2    • DISCOVERIES WITHIN EGYPT AND NUBIA by Giov...   #audiobook #audiobooks #freeaudiobooks #greatestaudiobooks #pyramids #Egypt #Nubia #Egyptology #history #WorldHistory #archaeology #Sphinx This video: Copyright 2018. Greatest Audio Books. All Rights Reserved.