The narrator then notes another aspect of this world: there are enormousobelisks floating above in the atmosphere, moving very slowly and appearing to be made of crystal...(full context) Chapter 6: Damaya, grinding to a halt ...through empty plains, and Damaya notices ruins of old civiliz...
Interest was thus already high in 1798 whenNapoleoninvaded Egypt with scientists as well as soldiers. The expedition and its monumentalDescription de l’Égypte, which began appearing in 1809, led to a burst of Egyptomania. Added impetus was provided byJean-Franƈois Champollion’s deciphering...