People have always wanted to live forever. This superb collection of photographs brings the story of how the ancient Egyptians and many other societies around the world preserved their dead as well as the facts about ancient bodies accidentally preserved by ice and sand vividly to life. Learn how different societies prepared for death and see the bodies that escaped the ravages of time from a man sacrificed and thrown into a bog in England in 300 B.C. to a woman freeze-dried in a cave in Greenland over 500 years ago. As ...
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People have always wanted to live forever. This superb collection of photographs brings the story of how the ancient Egyptians and many other societies around the world preserved their dead as well as the facts about ancient bodies accidentally preserved by ice and sand vividly to life. Learn how different societies prepared for death and see the bodies that escaped the ravages of time from a man sacrificed and thrown into a bog in England in 300 B.C. to a woman freeze-dried in a cave in Greenland over 500 years ago. As well as mummies their wrappings and decorated cases X-rays and 3-D CAT scans get beneath the bandages and under the skin to reveal some surprising secrets about life - and death - lng ago. Produced in association with the British Museum Mummy is a unique and compelling introduction to mummified bodies and what they tell us about our past.
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Add this copy of Eyewitness Guides: Mummy to cart. $19.27, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780751360073.
Add this copy of Dk Eyewitness Guides: Mummy to cart. $19.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780751360073.
