Eyewitness mummy [electronic resource]
Putnam, James2013
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Abstract: See the unwrapped bodies of Egyptian pharaohs, a Chinese princess buried in a suit of jade, the face of a Copper-Age hunter, a mummy that became a movie star, and a Peruvian mummy from high in the Andes in Eyewitness Mummy. Learn how bog people were sacrificed, why one 5,000-year-old mummy is named "Ginger", the size of the longest crocodile mummy, how modern technology can see inside closed mummy cases, and much, much more!
Main title:
Eyewitness mummy [electronic resource] / written by James Putnam ; photographed by Peter Hayman.
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Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
London [Eng.] : DK Pub., 2009 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (262 entries) : 246 images, digital files.
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Subtitle on cover: Discover the secrets of mummies--from ancient rites to the preservative powers of sand and ice
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Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Print version: 72 p. : col. ill., col. map
Contents:
What are mummies? -- Natural mummies -- A land lost in time -- The Egyptian Book of the Dead -- Making a mummy -- Wrapping up -- Mummy masks -- Amulets and magic charms -- Mummy cases -- Into the sarcophagus -- Taking it with you -- Workers for the afterlife -- The mummy and the god Osiris -- The royal mummies -- The treasures of Tutankhamun -- Curse of the mummy -- Greek and Roman mummies -- Animal mummies -- Unwrapping the mummy's secrets -- Mummies of the Andes -- The Iceman -- Bog mummies -- The mummies of Sicily -- Other mummies -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9780756645410 (print)9781782683476 (online)
Dewey class:
393.30962
LC class:
GT3340
Language:
English
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BRN:
502357
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