British Museum: Secrets of the Dead: Mummies and Other Human Remains from Around the World

By Author / Illustrator

Matt Ralphs, illus Gordy Wright

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Nosy Crow Ltd

ISBN

9781788009003

Format

Hardback

Published

01-09-2022

Synopsis

Travel back in time to discover secrets of mummies and other human remains from around the world in this fascinating book, publishing 100 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb. From Ancient Egyptian mummies and European 'bog bodies' to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what these people ate, wore, believed in, enjoyed doing and much, much more in this unique and stunningly illustrated book.With an engaging text by Matt Ralphs, written in consultation with experts from the British Museum, and beautiful, respectful artwork by Gordy Wright. This is a book that will delight and inspire anyone aged 9+ with an interest in history, archaeology and anthropology.

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Reviews

This book will show you the amazing discoveries researchers have made and reveal the many secrets of the dead. Travel back in time to discover mummies and other human remains from around the world. From ancient Egyptian mummies to European bog bodies, to Scythian maidens and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book will show you what scientists and historical and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies that they have left behind.

This fact-filled book, written in collaboration with the British Museum, will be a must have on every KS2 class books shelf and in the home of every history loving family. Once you start reading you will not want to put it down and when you get the the end it inspires you to want to know more. The wonders of the world that our ancestors lived in is fascinating to so many and this book has been written in such a beautiful way that it makes it easily accessible.

64 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher