Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.

This work examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre-1900 America: how they got here, what happened to them, and how they were perceived by the public and by

Mummified explores the curious, unsettling and controversial cases of mummies held in French and British museums. From powdered mummies eaten as medicine to mum

The secrets of life in ancient Egypt are revealed as never before in this lavishly illustrated new work that explores the advances in historical research made p