A mystery from the mummy-pits : the amazing journey of Ankh-Hap /
"This book recounts the detective work of the Houston Mummy Research Program as it investigates the mysterious Egyptian mummy of a man named Ankh-Hap. CT-scans reveal that the mummy has wasp nests in its skull, wooden poles within its wrappings, and a suspicious number of missing body parts. Cl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
New York, NY : [2024] |
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| Summary: | "This book recounts the detective work of the Houston Mummy Research Program as it investigates the mysterious Egyptian mummy of a man named Ankh-Hap. CT-scans reveal that the mummy has wasp nests in its skull, wooden poles within its wrappings, and a suspicious number of missing body parts. Clues inside the coffin take the investigation to a company in Rochester, N.Y. founded by Henry Augustus Ward. This businessman raided the mummy-pits of Egypt and sold whole bodies and body parts to the public. The book investigates mummy trafficking in America and the uses made of these human remains for amusement and the manufacture of medicine, paint, and other products. The trail next leads to Texas, where the mummy spent part of the twentieth century in a veterinarian's classroom before it was lost inside an abandoned campus restroom"-- |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ( xi, 198 pages) : illustrations 1 online resource (xi, 198 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0197694055 0197694063 0197694071 9780197694053 9780197694060 9780197694077 |
| Access: | License restrictions may limit access Restricted for use by site license |