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The Egyptian mummies and coffins of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science : history, technical analysis, and conservation / edited by Michele L. Koons, Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science--Archaeological collections.
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
- Mummies--Egypt--History.
- Mummies.
- Mummies--Analysis.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2021]
- Summary:
- "In the 1980s, Denver Museum of Nature & Science acquired two ancient Egyptian mummies and coffins. The mummies are from an unknown locale and have been subject of unpublished scientific and unscientific analyses. The DMNS staff scientists decided to reexamine the mummies and coffins using new and innovative techniques"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Old friends, new tales : the mummies and coffins of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science / Michele L. Koons
- A history of research and exploring new narratives : contextualizing the Denver Museum of Nature & Science mummies and coffins / Michele L. Koons and Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod
- Understanding the current condition of a group of Egyptian coffins and mummies by examining the past : a case study on four decades of conservation treatment / Judith A. Southward and Jessica M. Fletcher
- Evolution of paleoradiology in Colorado : the experience of two Egyptian mummies / Kari L. Hayes, Jason Weinman, Stephen Humphries, David Rubinstein and Michele L. Koons
- The creation of a Third Intermediate Period coffin : Coffin EX 1997-24.4 in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science / Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod
- Coffin timbers and dendrochronology : the significance of wood in coffins from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science / Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, Christopher H. Baisan, and Pearce Paul Creasman
- Portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis of Egyptian mortuary practices : a case study / Farrah Cundiff, Bonnie Clark, and Keith Miller
- Considerations in the technical analysis of Ancient Egyptian material remains : destructive and non-destructive methods / Robyn Price, Vanessa Muros, and Hans Barnard
- Artistic and textual analyses of the Third Intermediate Period coffins at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science / Kathryn Howley, Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, and Pearce Paul Creasman
- Final thoughts : opportunities and challenges of research on exhibited objects / Michele L. Koons and Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781646421367
- 1646421361
- OCLC:
- 1224583603
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