The shadow king : the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy
| 1. Verfasser: |
Marchant, Jo, 1973-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Boston, Mass. :
Da Capo Press,
2013.
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| Umfang/Format: |
vii, 288 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| iDAI.gazetteer: |
Egypt |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Prologue: an archaeological adventure
- Tunnel of legends
- Clues by candlelight
- Opera of a vanished civilization
- Death on swift wings
- A brutal post-mortem
- Palm wine, spices and myrrh
- Letters from Liverpool
- Secrets from blood and bone
- X-raying the pharaohs
- Living image of the lord
- Evil pyramids and murderous mould
- Sliced, diced, brought back to life
- The third door
- Fingerprints, forensics and a family tree
- DNA down the rabbit hole
- Spare ribs and hand kebabs
- Revolution
- Audience with the king
- Afterword.
