Mummies: A Strange Science Book
By Sylvia Funston.
Description
What is a mummy? It's an old, dead body that's refused to rot. To qualify as a mummy, a dead body must have at least its bones, skin and hair, and it has to look like a human being. Mummies have been found all over the world, and in some of the strangest places on earth. Egyptian mummies are the most famous, but preserved bodies have also been found in peat bogs in England, on the mountain tops of the Andes, in deserts in China, even on Mount Everest! Some mummies died naturally, others were sacrificed to their gods. Nature has been preserving bodies longer -- and often more su...
ISBN(s)
1894379047, 9781894379045
