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Bookmark or Share- Belzoni, Mississippi - WikipediaBelzoni (/ b ɛ l ˈ z oʊ n ə / bel-ZOHN-ə) is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,235 at the 2010 census.
- The Great Belzoni (1778–1823) - The Fitzwilliam MuseumIn 1823, Belzoni, now a celebrity in England, was back in his adopted country to raise money for a proposed expedition to the source of the River Niger. It was then that he donated the coffin lid to the newly founded Fitzwilliam Museum, where it is still a highlight of the Egyptian collection.
- Giovanni Belzoni - WikipediaGiovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista belˈtsoːni]; 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities.
- Giovanni Battista Belzoni - New World EncyclopediaGiovanni Battista Belzoni (November 15, 1778 – December 3, 1823) was an Italian explorer, engineer, and amateur archaeologist, often regarded as one of the first Egyptologists. His discoveries include the tomb of Seti I, the temple at Karnak, and the pyramid of Khafre, making a fundamental contribution to our knowledge of ancient Egypt.
- Giovanni Battista Belzoni | Egyptologist, Explorer, Adventurer - BritannicaGiovanni Battista Belzoni was an excavator of Egyptian archaeological sites. Originally planning to join a religious order, Belzoni went to England in 1803 where he turned his powerful six-foot seven-inch physique to earning a living as a circus strong man. He also exhibited models of hydraulic.
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