The shadow king : the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy / Jo Marchant.

Author
Marchant, Jo, 1973- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Boston, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2013.
Description
288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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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.
    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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