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