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The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United States The Perseus Books Group 2013Description: 288pISBN:
  • 9780306821332
DDC classification:
  • 932.014/MAR
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More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun's desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king's tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy's story--even more dramatic than King Tut's life--began.

The mummy's "afterlife" is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy'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 today'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 mummy's secrets, unravels the truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what science can and can't tell us about King Tutankhamun.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Prologue: An Archaeological Adventure (p. 1)
  • Chapter 1 Tunnel of Legends (p. 5)
  • Chapter 2 Clues by Candlelight (p. 17)
  • Chapter 3 Opera of a Vanished Civilization (p. 33)
  • Chapter 4 Death on Swift Wings (p. 51)
  • Chapter 5 A Brutal Postmortem (p. 63)
  • Chapter 6 Palm Wine, Spices, and Myrrh (p. 75)
  • Chapter 7 Letters from Liverpool (p. 89)
  • Chapter 8 Secrets from Blood and Bone (p. 101)
  • Chapter 9 X-raying the Pharaohs (p. 111)
  • Chapter 10 Living Image of the Lord (p. 125)
  • Chapter 11 Evil Pyramids and Murderous Mold (p. 139)
  • Chapter 12 Sliced, Diced, Brought Back to Life (p. 151)
  • Chapter 13 The Third Door (p. 169)
  • Chapter 14 Fingerprints, Forensics, and a Family Tree (p. 183)
  • Chapter 15 DNA Down the Rabbit Hole (p. 197)
  • Chapter 16 Spare Ribs and Hand Kebabs (p. 213)
  • Chapter 17 Revolution (p. 223)
  • Chapter 18 Audience with the King (p. 231)
  • Afterword: A Brief Window (p. 241)
  • Chronology of Ancient Egypt (p. 247)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 251)
  • Illustration Credits (p. 253)
  • Notes (p. 255)
  • Index (p. 273)

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