EGYPTIAN MUMMIES - People From the Past: (The Bristish Museum)
by Pemberton, Delia
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine unmarked, in Near Fine unclipped jacket.
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About This Item
9 x 11-1/4, 48 pp, index, glossary, color photos.
Synopsis
Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they mummify their dead? Why did they bury people with their possessions? And why do mummies still fascinate us today? The remains of seven mummies from the world-famous British Museum can answer these questions and many more. From Ginger, a simple prehistoric farmer, to Katebet, a wealthy woman buried with her jewelry, to Hornedjitef, a grand priest of Amun, the lives and culture of ancient Egyptians are uncovered in thrilling detail. Nearly a hundred color photographs detail what these people looked like, how they worked, the foods they ate, and why they prepared so elaborately for the afterlife--revealing that the life of ordinary Egyptians was different, and yet not so different, from our lives today.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16835
- Title
- EGYPTIAN MUMMIES - People From the Past
- Author
- Pemberton, Delia
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Hardcover in color illus boards, in matching jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked, in Near Fine unclipped jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- San Diego CA
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Children/Parenting/Education
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