description: Photographed in full color. Unwrap  hair-raising facts about natural and man-made mummies! Here is a look at how bodies were prepared, why ancient cultures made mummies, and how bog and ice mummies were preserved by freak climatic conditions. "A great collection of mummy information and specimens."-- School Library Journal.  
language: English
title: Mummy
titlecomplete: Mummy (DK Eyewitness Books)
genres: Anthropology, Egypt, Cultural, Reference, Science, Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Childrens, History
ratings_count: 159
series: DK Eyewitness Books
publisher: DK Children