Mummies in nineteenth century America : ancient Egyptians as artifacts /
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"This work examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre-1900 America--how they got here, what happened to them, and how they were perceived. Collected newspaper accounts and other documents reveal the progression of American interest in mummies. Numerous mummies are identified, and commentary on mummy coffins and discussion of methods of public exhibition are included" -- Provided by publisher.
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xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780786439416 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786439416 (softcover : alk. paper) :
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/staffView?searchId=3254&recPointer=0&recCount=25&searchType=0&bibId=15837994
https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/Record/7889671/Details#tabnav
Hadeer
Egyptomania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs /
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Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb, and the popular culture of today.
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xix, 229 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781137278609
The secret of the great pyramid : how one man's obsession led to the solution of ancient Egypt's greatest mystery /
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xiii, 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780061655524
006165552X :
https://opac.tulsalibrary.org/search~S27?/o191932088/o191932088/1%2C1%2C1%2CB/marc&FF=o191932088&1%2C1%2C
shimaa
An Egyptian Mummy of the Late Old Kingdom in the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University /
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This article discusses the history, importance, and conservation treatment of an Egyptian Old Kingdom mummy, purchased from the site of Abydos in 1920. It is the oldest, substantially intact, mummy of this date in the Americas.
The Khufu I Boat: An Empirical Investigation into Its Use /
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Although the Khufu I Boat is one of the oldest, largest, and best-preserved vessels from antiquity, there has been no empirical experimentation to determine its nautical properties or its function. This paper presents results of the first tank testing of a model of the Khufu I Boat in 1995, and then suggests the vessel’s probable use. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5913/jarce.56.2020.a006