Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

To look upon a mummy is to come face to face with our past. This book presents the story of mummification as a practice worldwide. Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately preserved by use of a variety of complex techniques (as with the ancient Egyptians), others accidentally by dry baking heat, intense cold and ice, or by tanning in peat bogs. By examining these preserved humans, we can get profound insights into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and populations long gone. The first edition of this book was acclaimed as a classic. This readable new edition builds on these foundations, investigating the fantastic new findings in South America, Europe and the Far East. It will be a must-have volume for anyone working in paleopathology and a fascinating read for all those interested in anthropology, archaeology, and the history of medicine.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Thomas Aidan Cockburn • Eve Cockburn • Theodore A. Reyman
Dimensions:	246 x 188 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	428
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-58954-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-58954-1
Barcode:	9780521589543

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