In Search of the Immortals: Mummies, Death and the Afterlife - Hardcover

Reid, Howard

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9780312280062: In Search of the Immortals: Mummies, Death and the Afterlife

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ISBN 10: 0312280068 ISBN 13: 9780312280062

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2001

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An enthralling foray into the preservation of the dead throughout history, from the ritually sacrificed bodies preserved in the peat bogs of Northern Europe during the Dark Ages to the people of China's Taklamakan desert who left behind remarkably lifelike mummies, details the ancient burial techniques of cultures from around the world. 15,000 first printing.

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About the Author:

Howard Reid is a documentary filmmaker and anthropologist who, among other things, has spent several months living with the Tuareg people of North Africa and two years with hunter-gatherers in the Amazon basin. He has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University and has made many popular and award-winning films for the BBC and Channel 4 about ancient civilizations, religions and cultures around the world.

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