Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary essays for Rosalie David
- ISBN-10
- 1784997943
- ISBN-13
- 9781784997946
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 478
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06-17
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Authors
- Andrew Chamberlain, Roger Forshaw, Paul Nicholson
Description
This volume, published in honour of Egyptologist Professor Rosalie David OBE, presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medical practice. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it attempts to answer some of Egyptology's biggest questions: how did Tutankhamun die? How were the Pyramids built? How were mummies made? Leading experts in their fields combine traditional Egyptology and innovative scientific approaches to ancient material. The result is a cutting-edge overview of the discipline, showing how it has developed over the last forty years and yet how many of its big questions remain the same.
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