This volume, published in honour of Egyptologist Professor Rosalie David OBE, presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medical practice. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it attempts to answer some of Egyptology's biggest questions: how did Tutankhamun die? How were the Pyramids built? How were mummies made?

Leading experts in their fields combine traditional Egyptology and innovative scientific approaches to ancient material. The result is a cutting-edge overview of the discipline, showing how it has developed over the last forty years and yet how many of its big questions remain the same.

About the Author
Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum; Roger Forshaw is Lecturer in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester; Andrew Chamberlain is Professor of Bioarchaeology at the University of Manchester; Paul Nicholson is Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University

Reviews

'It should be on every amateur and professional's bookshelf, and it is published at an extremely reasonable price in view of the high quality of its academic contents and its production.'
Peter A. Clayton, Ancient Egypt, Vol 17, No. 97, Aug/Sept 2016

'All in all the volume pays a honorific tribute the remarkable legacy of Professor Rosalie David by fully demonstrates the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary collaboration in Egyptology and the importance of adopting an integrative approach to the Egyptian material culture.'
Rogerio Sousa, Lusitania Sacra (Portugal)

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Book Information
ISBN 9781784992439
Author Campbell Price
Format Hardback
Page Count 478
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press