Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
Explains the Egyptian pharaohs' beliefs about life after death, details the technique of mummification, and describes pyramids as burial places.
Jack and Annie look at mummies, hieroglyphics, gods and goddesses, and life in ancient Egypt.
The book includes a comprehensive study of the successful prolonged preservation of the human body, and delves into the law and science of modern mummification.
Calling all explorers and archaeologists! Inside Out: Egyptian Mummy comes with everything you need to start an Egyptian adventure from the outset to discovering a tomb, to unwrapping a mummy.
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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Chapter Five Funerals , Tombs and Burial Equipment Ithough a nest of coffins and a stone sarcophagus afforded the mummy some physical protection , the greatest safeguard against destruction was the tomb itself , the destination of every ...
Brier also documents the influence of mummies upon literature, film, the visual arts and popular culture. This book contains all the tools you could need in solving the riddle that every mummy contains.
For the first time, a series of studies on the different types of animal mummies, the methods of mummification, and the animal cemeteries located at sites throughout Egypt are drawn together in a definitive volume on ancient Egyptian animal ...