Title:
Eyewitness mummy
Author:
ISBN:
9780756645410
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Publication Information:
London ; New York : DK Pub., 2009.
Physical Description:
72 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Series:
General Note:
Includes index.
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?
Reading Level:
IG 960 L Lexile
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Summary:
Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.
