Motel of the mysteries

By David Macaulay

Subjects: Tutankhamun, Antiquities, Pn6231.c46 m3, Humor, form, parodies, Civilization, modern--humor, Humor, Archeology, Civilization, modern--1950---humor, Egyptology, Fiction, humorous, 818/.5/407, Fiction, humorous, general, Anecdotes, Fiction in English, Pictorial American wit and humor, Modern Civilization, Antiquities--humor, Motel Life

Description: An arch and witty tale purporting to be the dissertation of some future archeologists' discovery and exploration of the "Toot and C'mon Motel" (any resemblance to a Holiday Inn and the Egyptian pharaoh is entirely intentional.) In the process, they get just about every detail wrong, surmising it to be a necropolis - does the "Plant That Would Not Die" symbolize eternal life or… wait a minute, isn't that just the ubiquitous plastic philodendron in every room? - and along the way cast doubt on what we really think we "know" about ancient Egypt. It's all enhanced by Macaulay's detailed and meticulous pen-and-ink sketches. Hilarious and memorable.