Other editions of book Mummies

Overview of mummification and embalming including ancient beliefs regarding life after death, rites, rituals, and ceremonies, and the latest in the science of cryogenics.

Forms part of a series in which each title begins in the earliest times, and traces its subject through to the present day. "Mummies" explores mummification and embalming of bodies from Ancient Egypt to the techniques of today such as cryogenics.

An overview of mummification and embalming includes ancient beliefs regarding life after death, rites, rituals, and ceremonies, and the latest in the science of cryogenics