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Egyptian Mummies, A Very Peculiar History电子书

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作       者:Pipe, Jim

出  版  社:Andrews UK

出版时间:2012-01-12

字       数:176.9万

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You can't take it with you - or can you? Discover the grisly process of mummification, from embalming and stuffing the corpse to preparing a home for eternity. This title explores the quirky side of a journey to the afterlife, looking at the myth and the science surrounding Ancient Egyptian burial practices, and the lives of the Gods that inspired them. Full of fascinating lists, creepy stories and bizarre trivia, this title is sure to educate as well as entertain, and it includes fact boxes, a full glossary and a map of Ancient Egypt. Gold, guts and gods: what a way to go!
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Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Dedication

Egyptian Mummies

Map of Ancient Egpyt

Introduction: What Is A Mummy?

Some famous mummies

In figures

CHAPTER ONE: Who needs a mummy?

On the banks of the Nile

The mighty Pharaohs

Top Pharaohs

A magical kingdom

Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt

Planning for Death

The very first mummy

The journey to the Otherworld

Guide to the soul

A magical passport

Do It Right

CHAPTER TWO: Making a mummy: Sun-dried corpses

Dirty rotters

What a way to go!

If at first you don’t succeed...

Shake, rattle and roll

Washing and removing the organs

Meet the team

The embalmer’s toolkit

Dried, stuffed and wrapped

Oops!

Spare parts

Final touches

Pick your charm

Coffins and sarcophagi

Under God’s wings

Animal mummies

Top mummified animals

CHAPTER THREE: Tombs: A final resting place

The funeral

Grave goods

Ten things to take to the grave

Human sacrifice

From pits to pyramids

Pyramid rituals

The Valley of the Kings

The lost labyrinth

Tomb workers

Seven steps to building a tomb

CHAPTER FOUR: Waking the dead

Torchlight robbery

Heads, you lose!

Hold your breath

Amenemhet’s ‘super-tomb’

Caught in the act

Whodunnit?

Stop, thief!

Ancient wheeler-dealer

Eating mummy

The wonder drug

Shaken or stirred?

The first tomb explorers

Smash and grab

Unlucky dip!

The Rosetta Stone

Tips for stealing a mummy

Digging for the dead

Six ways to use a mummy

Horse sense

Tutmania!

The natural scream

The mummy’s curse

King Tut’s revenge?

Unlucky mummy

Five real curses

CHAPTER FIVE: Unwrapping the secrets: CSI – Egypt

Ten Ways to Study a Mummy

Diseased, bitten and just worn out

The tourist trap

The mystery continues

Where are they now (and what’s left)?

Timeline

Glossary

End matter

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