The Virtual Mummy

by Sarah U. Wisseman

The Virtual Mummy is a thoroughly readable introduction to the nondestructive techniques used by contemporary researchers to analyze the artifacts and culture of ancient Egypt. It tells the captivating story of the "virtual unwrapping" of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025207100X
• ISBN13: 9780252071003
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 9.4"