This book on ancient Egyptian mummification is really two works in one. In the first, Dunand (history of religion, Marc Bloch U., France) describes the history of mummification in ancient Egypt from the earliest evidence to the Roman period, introduces the physical and ritual practices of mummification, and connects these to the religion of the ancient Egyptians. She also includes a chapter on the mummification of animals. Then physician/archaeologist Lichtenberg describes his work investigating Egyptian mummies with his portable X-ray machine at archaeological digs, revealing medical information about the mummies' lives and deaths. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)