Mummies, Disease and Ancient CulturesAidan Cockburn, Eve Cockburn, Theodore A. Reyman 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. |
Contents
Introduction | xxi |
Mummies of ancient Egypt | 13 |
Disease in ancient Egypt | 36 |
Dental health in ancient Egypt | 57 |
A classic mummy PUM II | 67 |
ROM I mummification for the common people | 89 |
Egyptian mummification with evisceration per ano | 104 |
Mummies and mummification practices in the southern and southwestern United States | 119 |
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Bog bodies of Denmark and northwestern Europe | 235 |
Mummies from Italy North Africa and the Canary Islands | 261 |
Mummification in Australia and Melanesia | 287 |
Mummies from Japan and China | 306 |
Bodies from cold regions | 334 |
New investigative techniques | 351 |
Index | 393 |
Other editions - View all
Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures Thomas Aidan Cockburn,Eve Cockburn,Theodore A. Reyman Limited preview - 1998 |
Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures Thomas Aidan Cockburn,Eve Cockburn,Theodore A. Reyman No preview available - 1998 |
Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures Thomas Aidan Cockburn,Eve Cockburn,Theodore A. Reyman No preview available - 1998 |
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