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- catalog abstract ""The preserved remains of other human beings hold a special fascination for the living. Earthly Remains explores the history and science behind such phenomena and examines cases ranging from ancient Egyptian mummies to twentieth-century politicians, from Iron Age bog bodies to the extraordinary finds at Pompeii." "Illustrated with the haunting images of many of the cases discussed, Earthly Remains is a compelling book that will appeal to everyone's sense of mystery in the history and origins of our ancestors."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b12443921.
- catalog contributor b12443922.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""The preserved remains of other human beings hold a special fascination for the living. Earthly Remains explores the history and science behind such phenomena and examines cases ranging from ancient Egyptian mummies to twentieth-century politicians, from Iron Age bog bodies to the extraordinary finds at Pompeii." "Illustrated with the haunting images of many of the cases discussed, Earthly Remains is a compelling book that will appeal to everyone's sense of mystery in the history and origins of our ancestors."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-199) and index.".
- catalog description "Preface -- Myths and realities of preservation and decay -- Bog bodies -- Mummified bodies -- Frozen bodies -- Impressions of the dead -- To infinity and beyond?".
- catalog extent "207 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Earthly remains.".
- catalog identifier "0195218523".
- catalog isFormatOf "Earthly remains.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Earthly remains.".
- catalog subject "2001 M-262".
- catalog subject "393/.3 21".
- catalog subject "Archaeology.".
- catalog subject "Bog bodies.".
- catalog subject "Embalming history.".
- catalog subject "Embalming.".
- catalog subject "GN 293 C443e 2001".
- catalog subject "GN293 .C53 2001".
- catalog subject "GN293 .C53 2002".
- catalog subject "Human remains (Archaeology)".
- catalog subject "Ice mummies.".
- catalog subject "Mummies.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- Myths and realities of preservation and decay -- Bog bodies -- Mummified bodies -- Frozen bodies -- Impressions of the dead -- To infinity and beyond?".
- catalog title "Earthly remains : the history and science of preserved human bodies / Andrew T. Chamberlain and Michael Parker Pearson.".
- catalog type "text".