Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures

Name: Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures
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ISBN: 9780521589543

ISBN-10: 0521589541

ISBN-13: 9780521589543

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Thomas Aidan Cockburn, Eve Cockburn, Theodore A. Reyman

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By examining mummified bodies, scientists can gain insights into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and populations long since extinct. This book presents the story of mummification as a practice worldwide.

Book details

List price: $65.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/30/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 428
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.72" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Introduction Aidan Cockburn



Mummies of Egypt



Mummies of ancient Egypt




Disease in ancient Egypt




Dental health in ancient Egypt




A classic mummy: PUM II Aidan Cockburn




ROM I: mummification for the common people




Egyptian mummification with evisceration per ano




Mummies of the Americas



Mummies and mummification practices in the southwestern and southern United States




Aleutian and Alaskan mummies




Mummies of Peru




South American mummies: culture and disease




Mummies of the World



Bog bodies of Denmark and northwestern




Mummies of Italy, North Africa and the Canary Islands




Mummification in Australia and Melanesia




Mummies from Japan and China




Mummies from cold regions




Mummies and Technology



New investigative techniques



Index