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More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut’s mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king’s tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy’s story—even more dramatic than King Tut’s life—began.

The mummy’s “afterlife” is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy’s story from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to today’s high-tech scans in volatile modern Egypt, Marchant introduces us to the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have devoted their lives to revealing the mummy’s secrets, unravels the truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what science can and can’t tell us about King Tutankhamun.


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More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut’s mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king’s tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy’s story—even more dramatic than King Tut’s life—began.

The mummy’s “afterlife” is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy’s story from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to today’s high-tech scans in volatile modern Egypt, Marchant introduces us to the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have devoted their lives to revealing the mummy’s secrets, unravels the truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what science can and can’t tell us about King Tutankhamun.

Jo Marchant,The Shadow King The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy,Da Capo Press,0306821338,Royalty,Egypt - History - Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C,Egypt;History;Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.,Forensic sciences,Forensic sciences.,Mummies - Conservation and restoration - Egypt,Mummies;Conservation and restoration;Egypt.,Tutankhamen,Tutankhamen - Death and burial,ANCIENT EGYPT - HISTORY,ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY,Ancient - Egypt,Ancient history to c 500 CE,Archaeology,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty,Conservation and restoration,Egypt,Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C,FORENSIC SCIENCE,GENERAL,General Adult,HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt,HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt (see also Ancient / Egypt),History,History - General History,History/Middle East - Egypt (see also Ancient - Egypt),History/World,History World,Middle East - Egypt,Mummies,Mummies - Conservation and restoration - Egypt,Mummies;Conservation and restoration;Egypt.,Non-Fiction,Royalty,Social Science/Archaeology,Tutankhamen,Tutankhamen - Death and burial,United States,Ancient - Egypt,Archaeology,BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty,HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt,HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt (see also Ancient / Egypt),History/Middle East - Egypt (see also Ancient - Egypt),Middle East - Egypt,Social Science/Archaeology,History - General History,Ancient Egypt - History,Conservation and restoration,Egypt,Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C,Mummies,History,History World,Ancient history to c 500 CE

The Shadow King The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy [Jo Marchant] on . divMore than 3, 000 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia

 

Product details Hardcover 320 pages Publisher Da Capo Press; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (June 4, 2013) Language English ISBN-10 0306821338

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