A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.

Describes the burial of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost tomb by archaeologists more than 3000 years later.

Unwrap a mummy to see what lies beneath its bandages...lift the layers of a pharaoh's coffin...help an ancient priest remove the organs from a soon-to-be-mummified body!

Inside New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sphinx of the Pharaoh Hatshepsut holds court. But how did this ancient artifact get to the museum?

El texto y las fotos de este libro examina las momias y tumbas de antiguo Egipto y la vida cotidiana de aquella civilización. Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt as well as the everyday life there.

Explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb's discovery, as well as myths and stories of mummy curses.