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020			_a0-521-58954-1
050			_aGN 293 .M85 1998
100			_aCockburn, A. (ed.)|Cockburn, E. (ed.)|Reyman, T.A. (ed.)
245		0	_aMummies, disease and ancient cultures
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c1998
300			_axxii, 402p.
500			_aThis 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. A profound insight into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and populations long gone can be gotten by examining these preserved humans. This edition investigates the new findings in South America, Europe and the Far East.
650			_aMummies|Egypt|Far East
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c5347 _d5347