Bibliograph

Mummies of the world, edited by Alfried Wieczorek, Wilfried Rosendahl ; [translated from the German by Lusia Ciurak [and others] ; translated from the French, Gaëlle Rosendahl]

Type

Label

Mummies of the world, edited by Alfried Wieczorek, Wilfried Rosendahl ; [translated from the German by Lusia Ciurak [and others] ; translated from the French, Gaëlle Rosendahl]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mummies of the world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

475438397

Responsibility statement

edited by Alfried Wieczorek, Wilfried Rosendahl ; [translated from the German by Lusia Ciurak [and others] ; translated from the French, Gaëlle Rosendahl]

Summary

The book reveals not only many of the techniques that ancient cultures used to preserve the bodies of the dead, but also the many natural processes leading to the preservation of bodies in desert sands, ice or acidic bogs, or even in attics. Nearly thirty scientific essays, with outstanding photographs and illustrations, bring together the latest research in mummy studies, with contributions from archaeology, anthropology, palaeopathology, biology and many other disciplines. With dignity and reverence, this volume shares the hidden information contained within the mummies

Classification

Contributor

Genre

Subject