The shadow king: the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy pdf

Scrittore scientifico e giornalista freelance britannico. Nata a Londra nel 1973, ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in Genetica e Microbiologia medica presso la St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School di Londra. Ha lavorato come redattrice per le riviste "New Scientist" e "Nature", e ha una passione per i misteri dell'esistenza umana e dell'universo, che ha affrontato nei suoi libri, come il libro "The Shadow King: The Strange Afterlife della mummia di re Tut". Questo si aggiunge al suo interesse per la relazione tra la mente e il corpo, che ha affrontato nel suo libro "Healing: A Journey in the Science of Mind Control over the Body".

The shadow king: the bizarre afterlife of king Tut's mummy pdf da Jo Marchant

More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun’s desiccated body 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 suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king’s tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy’s story—even more dramatic than King Tut’s life—began.
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.