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Scanning the Pharaohs by Zahi A. Hawass,Sahar Saleem Pdf
The royal mummies in the Cairo Museum are an important source of information about the lives of the ancient Egyptians. The remains of these pharaohs and queens can inform us about their age at death and medical conditions from which they may have suffered, as well as the mummification process and objects placed within the wrappings. Using the latest technology, including Multi-Detector Computed Tomography and DNA analysis, the authors present the results of the examination of the royal mummies. New imaging techniques not only reveal a wealth of information about each mummy, but render amazingly lifelike and detailed images of the remains.
Royal mummies in the Egyptian museum by Salima Ikram,Aidan Dodson Pdf
This is a generously illustrated catalog and guide to the royal mummy collection in the Egyptian Museum, with an introduction on the purpose, meaning, and techniques of mummification.
The Complete Royal Mummies of Ancient Egypt: Part 3 by Michael E. Habicht Pdf
The Complete Royal Mummies of Ancient Egypt: Identifications of Ancient Egyptian Royal Mummies and burials from the Old Kingdom to Modern Age re-assessed. Part 3: E-Book edition (shortened and adapted for E-reader) Bioarchaeological investigations of Ancient Egyptian Mummies: Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the royal mummies of ancient Egypt. This two-volume work presents the current state of knowledge on the identification of the royal mummies and offers an in-depth look at the complex scientific methodology used to unravel their secrets. Volume one guides you through the historical information, such as ancient restoration inscriptions applied by the priests of the Third Intermediate Period when repairing the mummies, as well as the changing techniques of mummification, which provide important clues to the dating and positioning of individuals within the various royal families. Numerous royal mummies are presented as individual case studies to give you a detailed insight into their identification. In the second volume you will find craniometric data, some rulers of the medieval period whose tombs have survived, as well as the khedives, sultans and kings of the modern period and their wives. In addition, you will find forensic facial reconstructions and other illustrations to help you gain an even more accurate picture of these fascinating personalities. The books are an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of ancient Egypt and the fascinating world of royal mummies. Immerse yourself in the world of the pharaohs and discover the secrets of their mummies! The e-book is intended as a supplement for travelling and is therefore defined as volume 3
At the end of the 19th century Egyptologists discovered, in two robbed tombs at Luxor, the remains of over 40 mummies dating from the 17th to the 21st Dynasties (1580 BC to 940 BC). These included the bodies of Ahmose, Thutmose III, Amenhotep II and III, Seti I, Ramesses II and III, and Merneptah. This book brings together for the first time all the photographs of the unique collection of mummies and coffins found in the two `Royal Caches' and other royal burials which include Yuya, Thuya and Tutankhamun. Each mummy and coffin is described in detail with brief information about the tomb. Diseases and ailments, mummification techniques and the very origins of the process are covered. Other topics featured are the problems of identification, conservation of remains, and reconstructing lifetime appearance.
"The aim of this book is to help readers to become acquainted with the principal funerary texts and the grave goods that accompanied the deceased in order to comprehend their function and effectiveness, while at the same time unobtrusively and respectfully lifting the veil over the perennial presence of death, which emerges from the sand dunes of Egypt." "In practical terms, this means focalizing Egyptological studies on the physical dimension of the ancient Egyptians, a facet of this civilization that has been ignored all too often. The rituals performed, the ancient texts and the related archaeological finds discovered in the tombs constitute the magical protective curtain that was absolutely indispensable for the regenerated body which, transfigured and wrapped in linen bandages, could then proceed along the paths fraught with danger that lead to the Elysian Fields." "Francis Janot is now Associate Professor in the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the University of Nancy."--BOOK JACKET.
Tombs. Treasures. Mummies. Book Five by Dennis C. Forbes Pdf
The final volume in the Tombs.Treasures.Mummies. series, Book Five deals with the complete catalogue of the Royal Mummies from tombs TT320 and KV35, with Seven addenda, including the Search for the Mummies of Hatshepsut and Rameses I, The Egyptian Mummies Project and The Family of Tutankhamun Project. Fully updates the 1998 text, with addition of scores of new color photos.
Tomb. Treasures. Mummies. Book One by Dennis Forbes Pdf
This is Book One of a 5-volume updated softcover reprint of the Author's out-of-print 1998 hardcover Tombs. Treasures. Mummies. Seven Great Discoveries of Egyptian Archaeology. Book One deals with the two Royal Mummies Caches, TT320 (1881) and KV35 (1898) & includes a complete inventory of the TT320 mummies, matching them with their coffins. Color photos have been added to the hardcover edition's archival b&w images.
Egyptian Mummies by Grafton Elliot Smith,Warren R. Dawson Pdf
First published in 2002. Egyptian Mummies is regarded by Egyptologists as the classic account of mummification in ancient Egypt. Originally published in 1924, its re-issue in complete form will be welcomed by all those who have sought rare second-hand copies in vain. This book provides the most comprehensive account available of the technical processes and materials employed by the ancient Egyptian embalmers, together with a historical analysis of their modification throughout the dynastic period. The authors draw on fully illustrated archaeological and pathological evidence together with Egyptian and Greek textual references to provide a thorough survey of the mummification process and attendant funeral ceremonies, and to offer clues to an understanding of the custom's significance and the reasons for its adoption.
Mummies and Death in Egypt by Françoise Dunand,Roger Lichtenberg Pdf
"Today, a good century after the first X-rays of mummies, Egyptology has the benefit of all the methods and means at the disposal of forensic medicine. The 'mummy stories' we tell have changed their tone, but they have enjoyed much success, with fantastic scientific and technological results resolving the mysteries of the ancient land of the pharaohs."--from the Foreword Mummies are the things that fascinate us most about ancient Egypt. But what are mummies? How did the Egyptians create them? And why? What became of the people they once were? We are learning more all the time about the cultural processes surrounding mummification and the medical characteristics of ancient Egyptian mummies. In the first part of Mummies and Death in Egypt Françoise Dunand gives an overview of the history of mummification in Egypt from the prehistoric to the Roman period. She thoroughly describes the preparations of the dead (tombs and their furnishings, funerary offerings, ornamentation of the corpse, coffins, and canopic jars), and she includes a separate chapter on the mummification of animals. She links these various practices and behaviors to the religious beliefs of classical Egypt. In the second part of this book, Roger Lichtenberg, a physician and archaeologist, offers a fascinating narrative of his forensic research on mummies, much of it conducted with a portable X-ray machine on archaeological digs. His findings have revealed new information on the ages of the mummified, their causes of death, and the illnesses and injuries they suffered. Together, Dunand and Lichtenberg provide a state-of-the-art account of the science of mummification and its social and religious context.
