Egyptian Mummies - Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art

Informationen zum Autor Bob Brier is a world-famous Egyptologist who has conducted research on pyramids and tombs in fifteen countries. A senior research fellow at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, he is the author of seven books, including The Murder of Tutankhamen , and hosted the Great Egyptian series for the Learning Channel. Klappentext Egyptian Mummies results from research done in preparation for the mummification of a human body, the first to be done in the Egyptian style in two thousand years. Through these studies, noted Egyptologist Bob Brier has unearthed the gripping stories of grave robberies and stolen mummies, the forgotten language of the pharaohs, and the tombs of the royal mummies. In an easily accesible and lively style, Brier uncovers the complete historical context of ancient Egyptian culture and offers a fascinating contemporary interpretation of it. Illuminating their mysteries, myths, sacred rituals, and heiroglyphic writing, Egyptian Mummies brings the ancients to life. Zusammenfassung Egyptian Mummies results from research done in preparation for the mummification of a human body, the first to be done in the Egyptian style in two thousand years. Through these studies, noted Egyptologist Bob Brier has unearthed the gripping stories of grave robberies and stolen mummies, the forgotten language of the pharaohs, and the tombs of the royal mummies. In an easily accesible and lively style, Brier uncovers the complete historical context of ancient Egyptian culture and offers a fascinating contemporary interpretation of it. Illuminating their mysteries, myths, sacred rituals, and heiroglyphic writing, Egyptian Mummies brings the ancients to life.

Product details

• Authors: Bob Brier
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.03.1996
• EAN: 9780688146245
• ISBN: 978-0-688-14624-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Egypt, Anthropology, Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, History of Architecture, Social and cultural anthropology, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Society and culture: general, Urban communities, European history: the Romans, History / Ancient, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period), SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, HISTORY: Ancient / General, HISTORY: Ancient / Rome, HISTORY: Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY: ANCIENT, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / General, HISTORY: Historical Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Archaeology, HISTORY: Middle East / Egypt (see also Ancient / Egypt)