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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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2024
New York, NY : [2024] |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Mystery Begins
- 2. A Life and Death in Egypt
- 3. Coming to America
- 4. Mummies of the Imagination
- 5. The Mummy-Pits of Egypt
- 6. A Relic in the Restroom
- Appendix 1: Houston Mummy Research Program Volunteers
- Appendix 2: Henry Ward's Peruvian Mummies
- Notes
- Glossary of Gods and Technical Terms
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cover
- A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Mystery Begins
- 2. A Life and Death in Egypt
- 3. Coming to America
- 4. Mummies of the Imagination
- 5. The Mummy-Pits of Egypt
- 6. A Relic in the Restroom
- Appendix 1: Houston Mummy Research Program Volunteers
- Appendix 2: Henry Ward's Peruvian Mummies
- Notes
- Glossary of Gods and Technical Terms
- Select Bibliography
- Index