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EIGHT LEGENDARY EXPLORER-SCIENTISTS FROM THE DAWN
OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE ‘BACKWARDS-LOOKING CURIOSI-
TY’ GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT PAST! SIT
WITH OUT TRAVEL-HARDENED AND WORLDLY EXPLORERS and IM-
MERSE YOURSELF IN FIRST-HAND TALES OF DARING AND GENIUS
BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT, ONE-DAY ONLY, A SPECTAC-
ULAR COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS AND CURIOSITIES FROM
ACROSS THE GLOBE PRESENTED TO YOU BY SPECIALISTS AND
EXPERTS HERE FOR THIS SINGULAR AND PHENOMENAL EVENT! DO
NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SPECTACLE!
Boston-born HARRIET BOYD HAWES has brought
the MINOAN CIVILIZATION to the light of day, being the first-ever
research to both discover and excavate a settlement attributed to
the subjects of King Minos. NOT
CONTENT TO STAY IN THE
LIBRARY WHERE SHE WAS MADE TO WORK,
Mrs. Boyd Hawes blazed her own path to war-torn Crete. There, she discovered the settle-
ment of Gournia and became the first woman
to lead a major project in Greece, directing a team of OVER 100 WORKERS. Meet the local
hero FROM 10:00 to 5:00 AT THE CABINET of ANCIENT WONDERS
Meet the brain and brawn which MOVED the
colossal SEVEN TON Bust of Young Memnon
across the desert and into the British
Museum! From Padua via the Netherlands,
the legendary strongman and antiquarian
GIOVANNI BELZONI
visits the cabinet by special arrangement
from the early 19th century. MARVEL at his
tales of adventure and discovery at Abu Simbel, where he CLEARED THE SANDS
OF TIME from the temple of Ramesses the Great. Let this Gentle Giant show you
the wonders of Ancient Egypt FROM 3:00 to 5:00 AT
THE CABINET of ANCIENT WONDERS
WONDER at the MAGNIFICENT tale of the long-suffering scholar and his quest for knowledge. From 17 year-old WUNDERKIND
to Chief Inspector of the Egyptian Antiqui-
t i e s S e r v ic e , HOWARD
CARTER’s career is not devoid of
intrigue, strife and glorious success. Listen
with frustration to Carter’s embarrassment
at the SAQQARA AFFAIR, the setbacks and frustrations of the GREAT WAR, and his
race to uncover the residents of the VALLEY OF THE KINGS. His account of the discovery of the BOY KING TUTANKHAMUN is not to be missed! See him
FROM 2:00 to 5:00 AT THE CABINET
It was a sight surpas-
sing all precedent, and
one we never dreamed
of seeing…
Born into unfortunate circumstanc-
es, nobody would have foreseen
H E I N R I C H
SCHLIEMANN’s velocitous ascent to wealth and
fame. HEAR tales of his rags-to-
riches journey and quest to uncover the resting places of the kings and
princes of Bronze Age Greece. GAZE UPON the remains of the Mycenaean civilization, discovered by Herr
Schliemann himself, as he recounts the day he “Gazed on the face of AGAMEMNON.” FROM 10:00 to 2:00 AT THE
CABINET of ANCIENT WONDERS
Remarkable Discoveries from Homer’s Greece
H. SCHLIEMANN PRESENTS HIS FINDINGS IN LONDON
G. BELZONI, THE GIANT OF PADUA
RECOVERED FROM THE SANDS: THE FUNERARY TEMPLE OF RAMESSES THE GREAT AT ABU SIMBEL
A MODERN-DAY MULAN! Mme JANE DIEULAFOY,
Braved the horrors of War alongside her husband, earning the title of
sharpshooter. In men’s attire, she
explored ancient Persia ,and was the FIRST TO BREAK GROUND at the
excavations at Susa. An archaeologist
of note and a defender of woman’s rights, she held off 8 MARAUDERS at
gunpoint when ambushed in the Persian wilderness. MEET the Sharpshooter of Susa FROM 10:00 to 5:00 AT THE CABI-
She impressed the Italians, Dazzled the Deutsch! Learn about the WONDERS OF
TH E CLASS ICAL WOR LD w ith
CONTESSA ERSILIA
LOVATELLI. The FIRST
EVER woman invited to be a member of
the Italian Academy of Lincei, MARVEL at
her mastery of LATIN and GREEK! She has
hosted the greatest minds of her time at
her Salon. Take tea with she who has
debated with the likes of Balzac, Gogol,
and Liszt. ARCHAEOLOGIST AND EPIGRAPHER PAR EXCELLENCE, let her take
you back to the streets and circuses of Rome. Learn how people lived and died
in the ETERNAL CITY FROM 10:00 to 5:00 AT THE
CABINET of ANCIENT WONDERS
Follow the extraordinary career of Mr
CHARLES DARWIN, FRS, FRGS, FLS,
FZS from his musings on the sex of barnacles to his adventures around the
world on the now-famed H.M.S. BEAGLE. Join the internationally-acclaimed author as he examines new fossils of early man, and puts his “Theory of Natural
Selection” to the test . Learn from the Master of Evolution FROM
10:00 to 5:00 AT THE CABINET
She introduced the western
world to the Arabian Desert, now she shares her story with
you! Famed diplomat and
a r -
c h a e o l o g i s t , GERTRUDE
BELL, recounts her adventures and
ordeals during the GREAT WAR. MARVEL at her dedication to the preservation of herit-
age which led to the founding of the Museum
in Baghdad. FROM 10:00 to 5:00 AT THE CABI-NET OF ANCIENT WONDERS
The Fearless Queen of the Desert
Malthus Right, LaMarck Wrong, Naturalist Says
The Man the Pharaoh’s Curse Couldn’t Kill!
The Man Who Dragged Ramesses Across Egypt
Watch City Excavation
Inquire at the Cabinet
From the streets of Paris to the wilds of Persia, never without her husband or her rifle
Ms. Bell Examining find in Iraq
GOURNIA: One of Boyd Hawes many discoveries in Crete