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Mummies, Disease [and] Ancient Cultures by Thomas Aidan Cockburn; Eve Cockburn; Theodore A. Reyman is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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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.

Who reads Mummies, Disease [and] Ancient Cultures?

Author

Thomas Aidan Cockburn; Eve Cockburn; Theodore A. Reyman

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781316342732

Category

history

Subjects

Anthropology, Medical, Fiction

Rating

4.46 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14