Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521580609 ISBN 13: 9780521580601

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Riassunto

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 preserved as with the ancient Egyptians using a variety of complex techniques, others accidentally by dry baking heat, intense cold and ice, or by tanning in peat bogs. By examining these preserved humans, we can get profound insights into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and populations long gone. The first edition of this book was acclaimed as a classic. This readable new edition builds on these foundations, investigating the fantastic new findings in South America, Europe and the Far East. It will be a 'must-have' volume for anyone working in paleopathology and a fascinating read for all those interested in anthropology, archaeology, and the history of medicine.

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Recensione:

' ... this book reads well, with a good balance being struck between laboured description and a superficial skim: it is easy to forget than one is reading for learning rather than entertainment.' C. H. Hoyle, Endeavour

Descrizione del libro:

Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately preserved as in ancient Egypt, others accidentally by baking heat or intense cold. By studying them we can get profound insights into the lives and deaths of those long gone. This is a fascinating account for all those interested in the peoples of the past.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521580609
• ISBN 13: 9780521580601
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 424
• Redattore: Cockburn Thomas Aidan, Cockburn Eve, Reyman Theodore A.