Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Bretagne enrichissant par ses découvertes régulières

enrichissant par ses découvertes régulières les travaux des premiers philologues

and plays on this double allegiance as a means of not sticking to either

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Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Bretagne enrichissant par ses découvertes régulièresBorn in Boulogne, Auguste Mariette unearthed from the desert sands the Serapeum of Memphis, the Sphinx of Giza, temples that are now famous (Abydos, Edfu, Karnak), and major archaeological finds that still make the Louvre and Cairo museums famous. His life resembles an adventure. Father of archaeology in Egypt and director of an antiquities department he created, he was also a champion of the protection of its heritage and the founder of the first