The Romance of Excavation: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Romance of Excavation, credited to David Masters, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Romance of Excavation by David Masters. Read in English by Steven Seitel The Romance of Excavation: A Record of the Amazing Discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc., with Twenty-Nine Illustrations, by David Masters (Charles Edwin Brand, 1883-1965). From the Foreword: "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." (Steven Seitel)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Romance of Excavation
• Author credits: David Masters
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 4:50:06

Catalogue topics

• archaeology
• ancient ruins

Track guide

1. 01 - The Story of the Rosetta Stone — 15:33
2. 02 - The Ruins of Egypt — 14:54
3. 03 - The Tomb of Tutankhamen — 13:57
4. 04 - Signs That Tell Where to Dig — 14:37
5. 05 - Graves Which Make History — 17:31
6. 06 - Wonders of the Pyramids — 28:09
7. 07 - Thebes, One-time Capital of Egypt — 31:03
8. 08 - A Despised Statue that Realized 10,000 pounds — 21:25
9. 09 - The Mystery of Cuneiform Writing — 20:41
10. 10 - Hills Which Are Buried Cities — 14:47
11. 11 - How Layard Uncoverd a Lost Civilization — 31:15
12. 12 - A Mussel Shell That Proved Scientists Wrong — 18:19
13. 13 - The Discovery of Troy — 22:59
14. 14 - Schliemann Vindicated and Honored — 10:50
15. 15 - Did Ancient Crete Dominate the World? — 14:06

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