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Book Synopsis Conversations with Mummies by : Ann Rosalie David
Download or read book Conversations with Mummies written by Ann Rosalie David and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the best of 21st century technology with an exploration of ancient Egyptian culture, this lavishly illustrated book reconstructs the daily lives of ancient Egyptians.
Book Synopsis Conversations with Mummies by : Ann Rosalie David
Download or read book Conversations with Mummies written by Ann Rosalie David and published by . This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 possible by modern technology and science. Full color.
Book Synopsis Mummies of the World by : Alfried Wieczorek
Download or read book Mummies of the World written by Alfried Wieczorek and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling historical and cultural look at mummies proves that fact can be just as fascinating as fiction.This companion volume to a much-anticipated exhibit traveling the U.S. starting in 2010 features seventy mummies from a variety of cultures and geographical sites, including Asia, Oceania, South America, and Europe as well as ancient Egypt. It reveals the wide variety of processes our ancestors used to preserve the bodies of the dead-not just in the desert sands but in ice, on grassy moors, and even basement rooms. Nearly thirty scientific essays bring together the latest findings in the fields of forensic research, archaeology, anthropology, and biology. With dignity and reverence, and with outstanding photographs and illustrations, this volume communicates the unspoken secrets that mummies can tell us. ILLUSTRATIONS 180 colour illustrations
Download or read book Mummified written by Angela Stienne and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mummified explores the curious, unsettling and controversial cases of mummies held in French and British museums. From powdered mummies eaten as medicine to mummies unrolled in public, dissected for race studies and DNA-tested in modern laboratories, there is a lot more to these ancient remains than first meets the eye. This book takes you on a journey from Paris to London, Leicester and Manchester, from the apothecaries of the Middle Ages to the dissecting tables of the eighteenth century, and finally behind the screen of today’s computers, to revisit the stories of these bodies that have fascinated Europeans for so long. Mummified investigates matters of life and death, of collecting and viewing, and of interactions – sometimes violent and sometimes emotional – that question the essence of what makes us human.
Book Synopsis The Virtual Mummy by : Sarah Underhill Wisseman
Download or read book The Virtual Mummy written by Sarah Underhill Wisseman and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virtual Mummy is a thoroughly readable introduction to the nondestructive techniques used by contemporary researchers to analyze the artifacts and culture of ancient Egypt. It tells the captivating story of the "virtual unwrapping" of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. The mummy, acquired by the university's Spurlock Museum in 1989, was from the Fayum region of Egypt and is dated to about 100 a.d. Although other mummy projects have used destructive analytical techniques, the Spurlock mummy was never even unwrapped. Minute samples of loose material were taken for dating and for textile and wood analysis without affecting the integrity or display quality of the artifact. Faculty and staff members from area hospitals and University of Illinois departments including classics, anthropology, chemistry, textile sciences, and entomology were recruited by the Program on Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials for the project. The interdisciplinary team implemented a research plan that relied on medical imaging techniques including X rays and CT scans. They also utilized for the first time in the history of mummy research a Cray II supercomputer -- at the university's National Center for Supercomputing Applications -- to render three-dimensional images of the mummy's skull and body. Replete with illustrations, Sarah U. Wisseman's engaging chronicle of teamwork and research gives readers the chance to experience how ancient history melded with contemporary technology. The Virtual Mummy also includes a review of the development of mummification and a general history of mummy research.
Book Synopsis Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt by : Salima Ikram
Download or read book Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt written by Salima Ikram and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Book Riot 100 Must-Read Book on Ancient History Death, burial, and the afterlife were as important to the ancient Egyptians as how they lived. This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of death in ancient Egypt, including beliefs of the afterlife, mummification, the protection of the body, tombs and their construction and decoration, funerary goods, and the funeral itself. It also addresses the relationship between the living and the dead, and the magico-religious interaction of these two in ancient Egyptian culture. Salima Ikram's own experience with experimental mummification and funerary archaeology lends the book many completely original and provocative insights. In addition, a full survey of current development in the field makes this a unique book that combines all aspects of death and burial in ancient Egypt into one volume.
Book Synopsis The Mummy Congress by : Heather Pringle
Download or read book The Mummy Congress written by Heather Pringle and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mummies, experts, and breaking science revealed in journalist Pringle's fascinating dive into a little-known arena of human studies. Perhaps the most eccentric of all scientific meetings, the World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the globe and airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists, and what draws them to this morbid yet captivating field? The Mummy Congress, written by acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle, examines not just the world of mummies, but also the people obsessed with them.
Download or read book Missing Mummy written by Rebecca Cobb and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and illustrated by the talented and award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Cobb, this extraordinary book deals with the loss of a parent from a child's point of view. Perfectly pitched text and evocative artwork explore the many emotions a bereaved child may experience, from anger to guilt and from sadness to bewilderment. And importantly, the book also focuses on the positive - the recognition that the child is still part of a family, and that his memories of his mother are to be treasured. Beautifully illustrated with moments of wonderful warmth and the gentlest humour, Missing Mummy is a touching, honest and helpful book that approaches a difficult subject with great integrity.
Book Synopsis Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science by : Rosalie David
Download or read book Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science written by Rosalie David and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptian mummies have always aroused popular and scientific interest; however, most modern studies, although significantly increased in number and range, have been published in specialist journals. Now, this unique book, written by a long-established team of scientists, brings this exciting, cross-disciplinary area of research to a wider readership. It shows how this team's multidisciplinary, investigative methods and the unique resource of the Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank are being used for the new major international investigations of disease evolution and ancient Egyptian pharmacy and pharmacology. It also assesses the current status of palaeopathology and ancient DNA research, and treatments available for conserving mummified remains. Descriptions of the historical development of Egyptian mummifications and medicine and detailed references to previous scientific investigations provide the context for firsthand accounts of cutting-edge research by prominent specialists in this field, demonstrating how these techniques can contribute to a new perspective on Egyptology.
Book Synopsis I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert by : Eve Bunting
Download or read book I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert written by Eve Bunting and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mummy recalls her past life in ancient Egypt as the beautiful wife of the Pharaoh's brother.
Book Synopsis Mummies around the World by : Matt Cardin
Download or read book Mummies around the World written by Matt Cardin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for school and public libraries, this is the only reference book to combine pop culture with science to uncover the mystery behind mummies and the mummification phenomena. Mortality and death have always fascinated humankind. Civilizations from all over the world have practiced mummification as a means of preserving life after death—a ritual which captures the imagination of scientists, artists, and laypeople alike. This comprehensive encyclopedia focuses on all aspects of mummies: their ancient and modern history; their scientific study; their occurrence around the world; the religious and cultural beliefs surrounding them; and their roles in literary and cinematic entertainment. Author and horror guru Matt Cardin brings together 130 original articles written by an international roster of leading scientists and scholars to examine the art, science, and religious rituals of mummification throughout history. Through a combination of factual articles and topical essays, this book reviews cultural beliefs about death; the afterlife; and the interment, entombment, and cremation of human corpses in places like Egypt, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America. Additionally, the book covers the phenomenon of natural mummification where environmental conditions result in the spontaneous preservation of human and animal remains.
Download or read book Reading Comprehension, Grade 8 written by and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Comprehension for grade 8 is designed to aid in the review and practice of reading comprehension skills. Grade 8 covers standards such as main topic and key details, identifying an author's purpose, summarizing, inferring, and vocabulary practice. The book includes engaging nonfiction and fiction passages and stories to appeal to all readers. The 100+ Series Reading Comprehension books span grades 1 to 8. The activities in each book reinforce essential reading comprehension skills by providing practice with sequencing, main idea, predicting, and inferring, as well as story elements, character, plot, and setting. The books include engaging grade-appropriate fiction and nonfiction passages and stories. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in reading comprehension. The series is correlated and aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Book Synopsis Conversations with Mummies by : Ann Rosalie David
Download or read book Conversations with Mummies written by Ann Rosalie David and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume introduces the subject of Egyptian mummies and the international teams who study them. The authors describe daily life at the time of the pharaohs -- from diets and dentistry to magic and medicine. Features and sidebars on recent mummy studies provide insights into everything from the family trees of the pharaohs to the hypnotic appeal of the blue lotus flower. This work also documents the work of modem researchers who attempt to re-enact the ritual of mummification in addition to mummy autopsies.
Book Synopsis Reading Comprehension, Grade 8 by : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Download or read book Reading Comprehension, Grade 8 written by Carson-Dellosa Publishing and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Comprehension for grade 8 is designed to aid in the review and practice of reading comprehension skills. Grade 8 covers standards such as main topic and key details, identifying an author's purpose, summarizing, inferring, and vocabulary practice. The book includes engaging nonfiction and fiction passages and stories to appeal to all readers. The 100+ Series Reading Comprehension books span grades 1 to 8. The activities in each book reinforce essential reading comprehension skills by providing practice with sequencing, main idea, predicting, and inferring, as well as story elements, character, plot, and setting. The books include engaging grade-appropriate fiction and nonfiction passages and stories. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in reading comprehension. The series is correlated and aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Download or read book Scummy Mummies written by Ellie Gibson and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Honest, gutsy and laugh out loud... Do your pelvic floor exercises before reading as you may pee your pants’ – Kathy Lette A celebration of parenting failures, hilarious confessions, fish fingers and wine! This is a book for anyone who’s ever dealt with a poo in the pool, cleaned up a sick in the supermarket, or gone to an important meeting without realising there’s weetabix stuck to their bum. Because let’s be honest – no matter how much we love our kids, or how good we are at parenting, everyone’s a Scummy Mummy sometimes.
Book Synopsis The Mummy on Screen by : Basil Glynn
Download or read book The Mummy on Screen written by Basil Glynn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mummy is one of the most recognizable figures in horror and is as established in the popular imagination as virtually any other monster, yet the Mummy on screen has until now remained a largely overlooked figure in critical analysis of the cinema. In this compelling new study, Basil Glynn explores the history of the Mummy film, uncovering lost and half-forgotten movies along the way, revealing the cinematic Mummy to be an astonishingly diverse and protean figure with a myriad of on-screen incarnations. In the course of investigating the enduring appeal of this most 'Oriental' of monsters, Glynn traces the Mummy's development on screen from its roots in popular culture and silent cinema, through Universal Studios' Mummy movies of the 1930s and 40s, to Hammer Horror's re-imagining of the figure in the 1950s, and beyond.
Download or read book Tut's Mummy written by Judy Donnelly and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illus. in full color with black-and-white & full-color photos. "Beginning with the death of Tutankhamen, the book moves forward to archaeologist Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb. Information about ancient Egyptian life is interspersed in a clear, smooth fashion throughout. A good way to get readers into non-fiction."--Booklist.
