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Secrets of the Mummies : Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians
Secrets of the Mummies Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians
Author: Shelley Tanaka, Greg Ruhl (Illustrator)
Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of preserving the dead through the process of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
ISBN-13: 9780439249515
ISBN-10: 0439249511
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 48
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Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Book Type: Paperback
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If mummies could talk, would they reveal the secrets of life--and death--in ancient Egypt? Here, modern scientific studies of four ancient Egyptians, from a mighty pharaoh to a poor weaver, allow these three-thousand-year-old people to speak to us once again.
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