World of Mummies: From Otzi to Lenin - Hardcover

Zink, Albert

 
9781783463701: World of Mummies: From Otzi to Lenin
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1783463708 ISBN 13: 9781783463701
Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Mummies are not just a phenomenon of ancient Egypt. Mummified corpses have also been discovered high in the mountains and the deserts of South America, in the ice of Greenland, in European churches and graves, in North European swamps and in Asia. The oldest mummies are nearly 9,000 years old while some of the most recent mummies include Lenin and Evita Peron.The distinguished mummy-researcher Albert Zink explains the different processes that conserve the human bodies in either a natural or artificial way. Zink guides the reader to the find spots of famous mummies like Ötzi or Tutankhamen. He also presents lesser known mummies such as Juanita or Lady Dai, making his book an extensive reference work on the subject.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Albert Zink is an associate professor in Munich. Since 2007, he has directed the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Bozen. He is chairman of the Society for Anthropology and known for numerous TV productions and appearences.

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Verlag
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1783463708
ISBN 13 
9781783463701
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
160
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