Mummies: Tanned, Dried, Sealed, Drained, Frozen, Embalmed, Stuffed, Wrapped, and Smoked... and We're Dead Serious
- ISBN-10
- 1426306954
- ISBN-13
- 9781426306952
- Series
- Mummies
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Author
- Christopher Sloan
Description
A vividly illustrated tour of some of history's most significant mummy discoveries reveals the science behind mummification and what has been determined about each mummy's life and death.
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