What are mummies? -- Natural mummies -- Land lost in time -- Egyptian book of the dead -- Making a mummy -- Wrapping up -- Mummy masks -- Amulets and magic charms -- Into the sarcophagus -- Taking it with you -- Workers for the afterlife -- Mummy and the god Osiris -- Royal mummies -- Treasures of Tutankhamun -- Curse of the mummy -- Greek and Roman mummies -- Animal mummies -- Unwrapping the mummy's secrets -- Mummies of the Andes -- Iceman -- Bog mummies -- Mummies of Sicily -- Other mumies -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary
Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.
