Mummies

In Mummies, read about mummies from many different cultures and periods in history. Mummies have been pulled out of bogs, dug up in the desert, created by monks and priests, and prised frozen out of the ice.
In this book find out whether there really is a curse on Tutankhamen’s tomb; how Otzi the Iceman died; and whether the Ice Maiden was really a priestess.

Special features include:
• locator maps showing where in the world the mystery was found
• fact files and mini-facts, offering extra mysteries and interesting facts about people and places
• marvellous photos and detailed illustrations.

Contents
1 Mysterious mummies
2 What makes a mummy?
3 Ancient Egyptian mummies
4 Peat-bog mummies
5 Frozen mummies
6 Religious mummies
7 Inca mummies
8 Desert mummies
9 Mummy timeline
Glossary
Index