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Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science Hardcover - 2008

by Rosalie David (Editor)


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Egyptian mummies have always aroused popular and scientific interest; however, most modern studies, although significantly increased in number and range, have been published in specialist journals. Now, this unique book, written by a long-established team of scientists, brings this exciting, cross-disciplinary area of research to a wider readership. It shows how this team's multidisciplinary, investigative methods and the unique resource of the Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank are being used for the new major international investigations of disease evolution and ancient Egyptian pharmacy and pharmacology. It also assesses the current status of palaeopathology and ancient DNA research, and treatments available for conserving mummified remains. Descriptions of the historical development of Egyptian mummifications and medicine and detailed references to previous scientific investigations provide the context for firsthand accounts of cutting-edge research by prominent specialists in this field, demonstrating how these techniques can contribute to a new perspective on Egyptology.

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Egyptian mummies have always aroused popular and scientific interest; however, most modern studies, although significantly increased in number and range, have been published in specialist journals. Now, this unique book, written by a long-established team of scientists based at the University of Manchester (England), brings this exciting, cross-disciplinary area of research to a wider readership. Its main aim is to show how this team's multidisciplinary, investigative methods and the unique resource of the Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank are being used for the new major international investigations of disease evolution and ancient Egyptian pharmacy and pharmacology. It also assesses the current status of palaeopathology and ancient DNA research, and treatments available for conserving mummified remains. Descriptions of the historical development of Egyptian mummifications and medicine and detailed references to previous scientific investigations provide the context for firsthand accounts of cutting-edge research by prominent specialists in this field, demonstrating how these techniques can contribute to a new perspective on Egyptology.

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  • Title Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science
  • Author Rosalie David (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 326
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, U.K.
  • Date February 29, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780521865791 / 0521865794
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
  • Library of Congress subjects Mummies - Egypt, Paleopathology - Egypt
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007020004
  • Dewey Decimal Code 932
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