Mummies in Nineteenth Century America
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A01=Robert Singerman
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archaeologist
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culture
Egyptian Mummies
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- ISBN 9780786439416
- Weight: 390g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2009
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This work examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre-1900 America: how they got here, what happened to them, and how they were perceived by the public and by archaeologists. Collected newspaper accounts and other documents reveal the progression of American interest in mummies as curiosities, commodities, and cultural lessons. Numerous mummies which no longer exist are identified, and commentary on mummy coffins and a discussion of methods of public exhibition are included.
S.J. Wolfe is a senior cataloger and serials specialist at the American Antiquarian Society. Over the past 20 years, she has been lecturing on ancient Egyptian culture and presenting mummy research. She lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. Robert Singerman is the emeritus Jewish studies bibliographer at University of Florida Libraries, Gainesville. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
