The shadow king: the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy

301 Pages·2013·3.53 MB·English

by  Jo Marchant

THE
SHADOW
KING
THE
SHADOW
KING
THE BIZARRE AFTERLIFE
OF KING TUT’S MUMMY
JO MARCHANT
DA CAPO PRESS
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Designed by Pauline Brown Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marchant, Jo.
The shadow king : the bizarre afterlife of king Tut’s mummy / Jo Marchant.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-306-82134-9 (e-book) 1. Tutankhamen, King of Egypt. 2. Tutankhamen, King of Egypt—
Death and burial. 3. Mummies—Conservation and restoration—Egypt. 4. Egypt—History—Eighteenth
dynasty, ca. 1570–1320 B.C. 5. Forensic sciences. I. Title.
DT87.5.M34 2013
932.014092—dc23
2012041912
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CONTENTS
Prologue: An Archaeological Adventure
CHAPTER 1: Tunnel of Legends
CHAPTER 2: Clues by Candlelight
CHAPTER 3: Opera of a Vanished Civilization
CHAPTER 4: Death on Swift Wings
CHAPTER 5: A Brutal Postmortem
CHAPTER 6: Palm Wine, Spices, and Myrrh
CHAPTER 7: Letters from Liverpool
CHAPTER 8: Secrets from Blood and Bone
CHAPTER 9: X-raying the Pharaohs
CHAPTER 10: Living Image of the Lord
CHAPTER 11: Evil Pyramids and Murderous Mold
CHAPTER 12: Sliced, Diced, Brought Back to Life
CHAPTER 13: The Third Door
CHAPTER 14: Fingerprints, Forensics, and a Family Tree
CHAPTER 15: DNA Down the Rabbit Hole
CHAPTER 16: Spare Ribs and Hand Kebabs
CHAPTER 17: Revolution
CHAPTER 18: Audience with the King
Afterword: A Brief Window
Chronology of Ancient Egypt
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Notes
Index
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