Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures
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Book Overview
To look upon a mummy is to come face to face with our past. This book presents the story of mummification as a practice worldwide. Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521272378
ISBN13:9780521272377
Release Date:May 1983
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"
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Ancient Anthropology Basic Sciences Biological Sciences Biology Biology & Life Sciences Clinical Cultural Diseases Egypt History Internal Medicine Medical Medical Books Medicine Pathology Politics & Social Sciences Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
3 ratings
Fascinating and thorough
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
This book is an excellent and multi-faceted exploration into the world of mummies and paleopathology. It is not a light read (if you're looking for that, try "The Mummy Congress" by Heather Pringle, which is a great intro) but it is thorough and absolutely fascinating. If you're not familiar with medical terms then you might want to look a few terms up as you read. Awesome book, highly recommended.
And the dead do speak....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book was used as a text in a college course on Mummies. The amount of information is not daunting, but it is complete. Very interesting, and the author's are recognized authorities on the subject. Its a good read, especially if you want to separate the fact from fiction when learning about mummies.
A Facinating Journey Through Human History!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I absolutely loved this book! The topic of mummies brings to mind Boris Karloff and the horror flicks. This book makes these amasing finds real...and HUMAN! I found the scholarship to be seemingly complete and accurate and even as a Lay-Person, I could understand what great amounts of information humankind was gleening from the mummies. In fact, I enjoyed reading this 2nd edition so much, I obtainined the 1st edition to have a look at "The Classic" work itself. A truly great adventure.
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