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Prepared for Eternity: A study of human embalming techniques in ancient Egypt using computerised tomography scans of mummies - Archaeopress Egyptology
Robert Loynes
Prepared for Eternity: A study of human embalming techniques in ancient Egypt using computerised tomography scans of mummies - Archaeopress Egyptology
Robert Loynes
This publication brings together personal analyses of sixty CT scans of ancient Egyptian human mummies collected from many museums throughout the UK and continental Europe. The effect is that of performing 'virtual autopsies' ('virtopsies') allowing techniques of mummification to be examined.
269 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white with 7 colour plates
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 31, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781784911102 |
Publishers | Archaeopress |
Pages | 274 |
Dimensions | 209 × 300 × 32 mm · 1.02 kg |