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The Mummy Congress - Science, Obsession and the Everlasting Dead by Heather Pringle |
There's something fascinating about a preserved body, no matter how it manages to survive the ravages of time. Taking the Congress as the starting point (THE place for mummy scientists to meet and party) the book uncovers just what's exciting the experts in a range of fields - the prepared mummies of Egypt, South America and communist Russia and those naturally preserved by peat, ice, desiccation or Buddhist self-mummification. Humorous, interesting and not a little poignant.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 36 September 2006 ) |
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