Jo Marchant
More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamunâ€™s desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tutâ€™s mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-kingâ€™s tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummyâ€™s storyâ€”even more dramatic than King Tutâ€™s lifeâ€”began.,The mummyâ€™s â€œafterlifeâ€ is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummyâ€™s story from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to todayâ€™s high-tech scans in volatile modern Egypt, Marchant introduces us to the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have devoted their lives to revealing the mummyâ€™s secrets, unravels the truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what science can and canâ€™t tell us about King Tutankhamun.
Nonfiction,History,Science,Northern Africa,Egypt,History,Archaeology,Cultural,Africa,History,Ancient History,Anthropology,Health,Medicine,Adult
The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy