Secrets of the Dead
Mummies and Other Human Remains from Around the World
by Matt Ralphs: Illustrated by Gordy Wright
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Pub Date Jan 14 2025 | Archive Date Jan 14 2025
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Description
Travel back in time to discover the secrets that lay among mummies and other human remains from around the world.
From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe, and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what people of the past ate, wore, believed in, and much more in this unique and intricately illustrated book.
With engaging text by Matt Ralphs, written in consultation with experts from the British Museum, and historically accurate and detailed artwork by Gordy Wright, this is a book that will captivate and enlighten readers with an interest in history, archaeology, and anthropology.
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EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9798887770819 |
PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 64 |
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