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Earthly Remains: The History and Science of Preserved Human Bod .9780714150086
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Earthly Remains: History and Science: The History and Science of
- ISBN
- 9780714150086
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Earthly Remains: History and Science
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Subject
- Archaeology, Science, Anthropology, Biology
- Item Weight
- 300 g
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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The authors discuss the processes of decay and look at the myths surrounding the preservation of the famous (such as Lenin, Abraham Lincoln and Eva Peron). They go on to discuss bodies preserved in bogs and how they came to be there, and examine one of the oldest methods of preservation - mummification - looking not only at the famous ancient Egyptian examples but also the earliest-known mummies of the Chinchorro people from South America, as well as others from Mexico, China and Europe. They also look at the preservation of bodies as a result of freezing and bodies preserved in outline form, such as those of Pompeii and Sutton Hoo, as well as discussing ethical issues such as preservation, exhumation and research on preserved bodies. The book ends with an examination of modern preservation methods and humanity's perennial search for immortality through techniques such as cryonics, cloning, DNA and suspended animation.
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Publisher
British Museum Press
ISBN-13
9780714150086
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87115966
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Archaeology, Science, Anthropology, Biology
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Earthly Remains: History and Science
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
300 g
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United Kingdom
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