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The shadow king : the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy / Jo Marchant.
Author
Marchant, Jo, 1973-
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Boston, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2013.
Description
288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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ReCAP - Remote Storage
DT87.5 .M34 2013
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Subject(s)
Tutankhamen King of Egypt
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Tutankhamen King of Egypt
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Death and burial
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Mummies
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Conservation and restoration
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Egypt
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Egypt
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History
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Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.
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Forensic sciences
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Summary note
Draws on myriad disciplines to address mysteries surrounding the mummy of Tutankhamun, providing coverage of the first autopsy of the mummy in 1925, recent arguments over its DNA, and the stories behind archaeological documentaries.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
Prologue: an archaeological adventure
Tunnel of legends
Clues by candlelight
Opera of a vanished civilization
Death on swift wings
A brutal postmortem
Palm wine, spices and myrrh
Letters from Liverpool
Secrets from blood and bone
X-raying the pharaohs
Living image of the lord
Evil pyramids and murderous mold
Sliced, diced, brought back to life
The third door
Fingerprints, forensics and a family tree
DNA down the rabbit hole
Spare ribs and hand kebabs
Revolution
Audience with the king
Afterword: a brief window.
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ISBN
9780306821332 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0306821338 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780306821349 (e-book)
0306821346 (e-book)
LCCN
^^2012041912
OCLC
808413564
RCP
H - S
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