
The Shadow King
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The mummy's "afterlife" is a modern story, not an ancient one. Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy's story from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to today's high-tech scans in volatile modern Egypt, Marchant introduces us to the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have devoted their lives to revealing the mummy's secrets, unravels the truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what science can and can't tell us about King Tutankhamun.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- 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
- Photos following page
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