Shadow King The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy

Name: Shadow King The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy
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ISBN: 9780306821332

ISBN-10: 0306821338

ISBN-13: 9780306821332

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jo Marchant

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More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed more than three millennia, King Tut’s mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy king’s tomb and the soon-to-be famous mummy was just beginning its second life, more dramatic than its first.The mummy’s afterlife is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy’s story from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to the high-tech scans of today conducted against the…

Book details

List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 6/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Prologue: An Archaeological Adventure



Tunnel of Legends



Clues by Candlelight



Opera of a Vanished Civilization



Death on Swift Wings



A Brutal Postmortem



Palm Wine, Spices, and Myrrh



Letters from Liverpool



Secrets from Blood and Bone



X-raying the Pharaohs



Living Image of the Lord



Evil Pyramids and Murderous Mold



Sliced, Diced, Brought Back to Life



The Third Door



Fingerprints, Forensics, and a Family Tree



DNA Down the Rabbit Hole



Spare Ribs and Hand Kebabs



Revolution



Audience with the King


Afterword: A Brief Window


Chronology of Ancient Egypt


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Notes


Index