| Description |
xvii, 608 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-589) and index. |
| Contents |
History of mummy studies -- The purpose of anthropogenic mummification -- Mechanisms of mummification -- The geography of mummies : Mummies from North America ; Mummies from South America ; Mummies from Europe ; Mummies from Egypt and the rest of Africa ; Mummies from the Middle East and Asia -- Soft tissue taphonomy -- Mummy study methodology -- Mummification of animals -- Soft tissue paleopathology : diseases of the viscera -- The museology of mummies -- Use and abuse of mummies. |
| Subject |
Mummies.
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Paleopathology.
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| ISBN |
0521818265 (hb) |
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