Conversations with mummies
Subtitle: new light on the lives of ancient Egyptians
By: by Rosalie David and Rick Archbold ; additional historical consultation by Peter Brand
Contributors: Archbold, Rick, 1950-; Brand, Peter J. (Peter James), 1967-
Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Old Saybrook, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781568527215
Subjects: Mummies; Paleopathology; Social life and customs; Momies; Paléopathologie; Mœurs et coutumes; Manners and customs
Description: This volume introduces the subject of Egyptian mummies and the international teams who study them. The authors describe daily life at the time of the pharaohs -- from diets and dentistry to magic and medicine. Features and sidebars on recent mummy studies provide insights into everything from the family trees of the pharaohs to the hypnotic appeal of the blue lotus flower. This work also documents the work of modem researchers who attempt to re-enact the ritual of mummification in addition to mummy autopsies.
Notes: "A Konecky & Konecky/Madison Press book."

Includes bibliographical references (page 189) and index.
Table of contents: title: [1.] The mummy project. A conversation with the two brothers; title: [2.] Out of the mummy's tomb. A conversation with Sir Flinders Petrie; title: The making of mummies; title: [3.] Nakht's brain. A conversation with Nakht; title: [4.] A painful death. A conversation with Djed and Asru; title: [5.] Ancient genes. A conversation with Sethos I; title: [6.] Conversation with mummies; title: Aftermatter.