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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 February 2015
      30 April 1998
      ISBN:
      9781139878340
      9780521589543
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139878340
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      Dimensions:
      (246 x 189 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.925kg, 428 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Archaeology: General Interest, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Primatology
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    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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    ‘ … 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 Source: Endeavour

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