ISBN:
9780197694060
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (217 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
393/.3
Keywords:
Mummies
;
Mummies
Abstract:
This book recounts the eventful life of Ankh-Hap, a Ptolemaic-era mummy seized in the nineteenth century from infamous mummy-pits of Egypt. In piecing together Ankh-Hap's story, including details of his life in Egypt and the journey his mummy took to and through America, A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits provides a fascinating glimpse into a dark chapter of mummy history.
Abstract:
Cover -- A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Mystery Begins -- 2. A Life and Death in Egypt -- 3. Coming to America -- 4. Mummies of the Imagination -- 5. The Mummy-Pits of Egypt -- 6. A Relic in the Restroom -- Appendix 1: Houston Mummy Research Program Volunteers -- Appendix 2: Henry Ward's Peruvian Mummies -- Notes -- Glossary of Gods and Technical Terms -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
"This book recounts the detective work of the Houston Mummy Research Program as it investigates the mysterious Egyptian mummy of a man named Ankh-Hap. CT-scans reveal that the mummy has wasp nests in its skull, wooden poles within its wrappings, and a suspicious number of missing body parts. Clues inside the coffin take the investigation to a company in Rochester, N.Y. founded by Henry Augustus Ward. This businessman raided the mummy-pits of Egypt and sold whole bodies and body parts to the public. The book investigates mummy trafficking in America and the uses made of these human remains for amusement and the manufacture of medicine, paint, and other products. The trail next leads to Texas, where the mummy spent part of the twentieth century in a veterinarian's classroom before it was lost inside an abandoned campus restroom"--
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