British Museum: Secrets of the Dead

Travel back in time to discover the secrets of mummies and other human remains from around the world. Travel back in time to discover mummies and other human remains from around the world!From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to Scythian maidens and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book will show you what scientists and historical experts have uncovered about out ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind.Where did these people live? What food did they eat? How did they have fun? And why were their bodies so well-preserved? Find out the answers to these questions and many more fascinating secrets of the dead inside . . . Travel back in time to discover secrets of mummies and other human remains from around the world in this fascinating book, publishing 100 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb. From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what these people ate, wore, believed in, enjoyed doing and much, much more in this unique and stunningly illustrated book. With an engaging text by Matt Ralphs, written in consultation with experts from the British Museum, and beautiful, respectful artwork by Gordy Wright, this is a book that will delight and inspire anyone aged 9+ with an interest in history, archaeology and anthropology.