Bibliograph

Valley of the golden mummies, a giant cemetery, by Ruth Owen ; consultant: Dr. Angela McDonald, Subject Specialist and University Teacher-Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology, Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Type

Label

Valley of the golden mummies, a giant cemetery, by Ruth Owen ; consultant: Dr. Angela McDonald, Subject Specialist and University Teacher-Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology, Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 11+

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Valley of the golden mummies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Ruth Owen ; consultant: Dr. Angela McDonald, Subject Specialist and University Teacher-Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology, Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Series statement

Egypt's ancient secrets

Sub title

a giant cemetery

Summary

Discusses the discovery of a cache of mummies in an Egyptian oasis, describing the elaborate gold masks painted on the mummies and the scientific investigation of some of the mummies to uncover facts about their death

Table Of Contents

A golden face in the sand -- A desert cemetery -- Revealing the mummies -- The golden mummies -- Into the afterlife -- The people of the oasis -- Together for eternity -- Mr. X or Mrs. X -- A mummy goes to Cairo -- The child mummies -- The curse -- 10,000 Mummies -- Egypt's ancient secrets

Target audience

juvenile

Classification