The shadow king : the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy /

The shadow king : the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy /

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Main Author: Marchant, Jo, 1973- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Subjects:

Tutankhamen, > King of Egypt > Death and burial.
Mummies > Conservation and restoration > Egypt.
Egypt > History > Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.

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Call Number: DT87.5 .M34

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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: an archaeological adventure
  • Tunnel of legends
  • Clues by candlelight
  • Opera of a vanished civilization
  • Death on swift wings
  • A brutal post-mortem
  • Palm wine, spices and myrrh
  • Letters from Liverpool
  • Secrets from blood and bone
  • X-raying the pharaohs
  • Living image of the lord
  • Evil pyramids and murderous mould
  • Sliced, diced, brought back to life
  • The third door
  • Fingerprints, forensics and a family tree
  • DNA down the rabbit hole
  • Spare ribs and hand kebabs
  • Revolution
  • Audience with the king
  • Afterword.