Mummies in Nineteenth Century America: Ancient Egyptians as Artifacts (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Mummies in Nineteenth Century America This work examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre-1900 America--how they got here, what happened to them afterwards, and how they were perceived by the public and archaeologists. Collected newspaper accounts and other documents reveal the progression of American interest in mummies as curiosities, commodities, and cultural lessons. Numerous mummies which no longer exist are identified, and c...
Full description- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Published: 15 October 2009
- Format: Paperback 292 pages
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- Categories: Museums & Museology | History Of The Americas | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology
- ISBN 13: 9780786439416 ISBN 10: 0786439416
- Sales rank: 1,102,830
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Full description for Mummies in Nineteenth Century America
This work examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre-1900 America--how they got here, what happened to them afterwards, and how they were perceived by the public and archaeologists. Collected newspaper accounts and other documents reveal the progression of American interest in mummies as curiosities, commodities, and cultural lessons. Numerous mummies which no longer exist are identified, and commentary on mummy coffins and discussion of methods of public exhibition are included.
