The Shadow King:The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant unravels the mysteries of Tutankhamun's mummy. More than 3,000 years ago the desiccated body of this King of Egypt was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy was discovered by archaeologist Howard Carter and the mummy's story-even more dramatic than Tutankhamun's life-began.
Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy's eventful afterlife, from the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920's to high-tech scans and DNA tests in modern Egypt. Along the way, we meet the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have devoted their lives to revealing the mummy's secrets.
Author: Jo Marchant
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Publishing Date: June 4, 2013
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