The Mummy's tale: the scientific and medical investigation of Natsef-Amun, priest in the temple of Karnak / edited by A.R. David and E. Tapp
1992, 1st Edition. London: Michael O'Mara Books. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #347424
ISBN: 1854791354
Physical description: 176 pages: illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Contents: Early investigations of mummies / A.R. David -- The geography and history of Ancient Egypt / David -- The history of mummification / David -- The discovery and 1828 autopsy of Natsef-Amun / David -- Natsef-Amun's life as a priest / David -- Mummies in Leeds museums / P.C.D. Brears -- The Manchester mummy project / David -- The radiological investigation / Ian Isherwood, C.W. Hart -- The dental examination of Natsef-Amun / Judith Miller, Catherine Asher-McDade -- The histological examination of mummified tissue / E. Tapp -- The autopsy and endoscopy of the Leeds mummy / Tapp, K. Wildsmith -- Blood grouping / T. Haigh, T.A. Flaherty -- The facial reconstruction of Natsef-Amun / R.A.H. Neave. Subjects: Natsef-Amun -approximately 1000 B.C.
Natsef-Amun. Mummies Egypt. Mummies Radiography England Manchester. Paleopathology Egypt.
Paleopathology.
Price: €12.95