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The life and times of Takabuti in ancient Egypt : investigating the Belfast mummy / edited by Rosalie David and Eileen Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Takabuti, approximately 600 B.C--Relics.
- Takabuti.
- Mummies--Northern Ireland--Belfast--History.
- Mummies.
- History.
- Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Northern Ireland--Belfast.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence p. 1
- Introduction to the Takabuti Project p. 1 / Rosalie David and Eileen Murphy
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast p. 9 / Eileen Murphy
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty p. 14 / Rosalie David
- The Coffin of Takabuti p. 24 / John Taylor
- Takabuti's Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies p. 28 / Eileen Murphy and Winifred Glover
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792-1866) p. 38 / Gerry Millar
- 2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti's Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence p. 43
- Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti p. 43 / Jenefer Metcalfe and Paula Reimer
- Radiocarbon Dating p. 48 / Paula Reimer and Jenefer Metcalfe
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti p. 52 / Konstantina Drosou
- Takabuti's Hair p. 58 / Natalie McCreesh and Andrew Gize
- 3 Takabuti's Age, Health and Diet p. 65
- Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology p. 65 / Eileen Murphy and Robert Loynes and Judith Adams
- Takabuti's Teeth p. 70 / Roger Forshaw
- Takabuti's Health: Techniques and Findings p. 75 / Anthony Freemont and Davide Chasserini
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples p. 83 / Robert Loynes and Mark Regan
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti's Diet p. 86 / Jenefer Metcalfe and Paula Reimer
- 4 Takabuti's Death and Mummification p. 91
- How Did Takabuti Die? p. 91 / Robert Loynes
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti's Murder p. 96 / Rosalie David
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti p. 100 / Robert Loynes and Judith Adams
- Analysis of Takabuti's Mummification Resin and Packing Material p. 107 / Keith White and Bart van Dongen and Sharon Fraser
- 5 Takabuti Revealed p. 111
- The Face of Takabuti p. 111 / Caroline Wilkinson and Sarah Shrimpton
- Takabuti - in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection p. 117 / Rosalie David and Eileen Murphy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781800345652
- 1800345658
- Publisher Number:
- 40030595703
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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