TABLE OF TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 What is a Mummy 4 CHAPTER 2 The Mummy Method 10 CHAPTER 3 Famous Mummies 18 CHAPTER 4 Studying the Dead 24 Making Connections 30 Glossary 31 Index 32 Online Resources 32
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS A MUMMY A girl explores a museum with her family She looks at displays about ancient Egypt The girl enjoys learning about ancient societies WATCH A VIDEO HERE
Visitors can see ancient Egyptian mummies in museums around the world She sees a human shape covered in thin strips of cloth What is that she wonders It is a mummy