Secrets of the dead : mummies and other human remains from around the world
Ralphs, Matt2022
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Travel back in time to discover secrets of mummies and other human remains from around the world in this fascinating book, publishing 100 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb. From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what these people ate, wore, believed in, enjoyed doing and much, much more in this unique and stunningly illustrated book.
Main title:
Secrets of the dead : mummies and other human remains from around the world / Matt Ralphs, Gordy Wright.
Author:
Ralphs, Matt, authorWright, Gordy, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Nosy Crow, 2022.©2022
Collation:
61 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 30cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Interest age level: 9-12 years old.
ISBN:
9781788009003 (hbk)9781788009003
Dewey class:
930.1930
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
525868
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Junior Non-Fiction History | J 930 RAL | Available |