Conversations With Mummies: New Light on the Lives of Ancient Egyptians
by Rosalie David, Rick Archbold (Author)
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An illustrated look at the cutting edge research being done on Egyptian mummies -- using X-rays, CAT scans & DNA testing -- that provides new insights into the lives of these ancient people. As the delicately painted mummy case moves slowly through the CAT scanner, remarkable images appear. Artificial eyes have been placed in the sockets. Between the bandages lie pieces of jewelry, a gold vulture with outstretched wings, and a stone beetle, a symbol of life after death. Thousands of years show more ago, their bodies were carefully prepared for the journey to the afterlife. Today, state-of-the-art technology allows researchers to examine more closely than ever before these people who have remained so miraculously preserved through time. Their findings portray the most intimate picture yet available of the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians. In this lavishly illustrated book, internationally acclaimed paleopathologist Rosalie David and writer Rick Archbold guide us through the fascinating world of Egyptian mummies and the international teams who study them. In an absorbing text, we meet ancient people from every walk of life -- from pharaohs to peasants -- and learn how they lived and why they died. High-tech autopsies -- using X-rays, CAT scans, and endoscopes -- uncover the agonizing afflictions that spared no one. show lessTags
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Scientists at the Manchester Museum use modern technology to learn the personal stories of royals, priests, and commoners from Ancient Egypt. Many color photographs of the mummies, their wrappings and amulets, and other artifacts add to the story.
Ancient - Egypt/Archaeology/Egypt/History/History - General History/History: World/Mummies/Paleopathology/Social life and customs/To 332 B.C
Populair wetenschappelijk boek over mummies en - vooral - mummie-onderzoek, opgebouwd rond - maar niet beperkt tot - het Manchester Mummy Project, waarvan Rosalie David een van de drijvende krachten is. Het boek handelt zowel over de evolutie van de egyptologie, van egyptomanie tot multidisciplinaire wetenschap, dan over het oude Egypte. Al worden enkele figuren uit het verleden wel echt tot leven gebracht. Mooi geïllustreerd.
Apr 5, 2015 (Edited)Dutch
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Rosalie David is currently Professor and Keeper of Egyptology at the Manchester Museum, University of Manchester.
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