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Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David
Hardback
Main Details
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Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Campbell Price
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Edited by Roger Forshaw
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Edited by Andrew Chamberlain
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Edited by Paul Nicholson
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With Robert Morkot
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:478 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 170 |
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| Category/Genre | Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781784992439
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| Classifications | Dewey:932 |
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| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
10 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
23 May 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This volume presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medicine. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it seeks to answer some of Egyptology's biggest questions. -- .
Author Biography
Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum; Roger Forshaw is Lecturer in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester; Andrew Chamberlain is Professor of Bioarchaeology at the University of Manchester; Paul Nicholson is Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University -- .
Reviews'It should be on every amateur and professional's bookshelf, and it is published at an extremely reasonable price in view of the high quality of its academic contents and its production.' Peter A. Clayton, Ancient Egypt, Vol 17, No. 97, Aug/Sept 2016 'All in all the volume pays a honorific tribute the remarkable legacy of Professor Rosalie David by fully demonstrates the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary collaboration in Egyptology and the importance of adopting an integrative approach to the Egyptian material culture.' Rogerio Sousa, Lusitania Sacra (Portugal) -- .
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