Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures by Thomas Aidan Cockburn

Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures by Thomas Aidan Cockburn

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 as with the ancient Egyptians using a variety of complex techniques, 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.

' … this book reads well, with a good balance being struck between laboured description and a superficial skim: it is easy to forget than one is reading for learning rather than entertainment' C. H. Hoyle, Endeavour

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ISBN 13	9780521589543
ISBN 10	0521589541
Titel	Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures
Autor	Thomas Aidan Cockburn
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-04-30
Seitenanzahl	428
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.