The shadow king
Subtitle: the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy
By: Jo Marchant
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780306821332; 9780306821349
Subjects: Death and burial; Mummies; Conservation and restoration; Forensic sciences; History
Description: Draws on myriad disciplines to address mysteries surrounding the mummy of Tutankhamun, providing coverage of the first autopsy of the mummy in 1925, recent arguments over its DNA, and the stories behind archaeological documentaries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: an archaeological adventure; title: Tunnel of legends; title: Clues by candlelight; title: Opera of a vanished civilization; title: Death on swift wings; title: A brutal post-mortem; title: Palm wine, spices and myrrh; title: Letters from Liverpool; title: Secrets from blood and bone; title: X-raying the pharaohs; title: Living image of the lord; title: Evil pyramids and murderous mould; title: Sliced, diced, brought back to life; title: The third door; title: Fingerprints, forensics and a family tree; title: DNA down the rabbit hole; title: Spare ribs and hand kebabs; title: Revolution; title: Audience with the king; title: Afterword.