Learning on ScreenEgyptian Mummies: An Investigation
- Synopsis
- Produced as part of the comprehensive investigation over several years of mummies in the Manchester collection. Each short section deals with one specific aspect of research: textile (bandage) analysis, carbon-14 dating, electron microscopy, facial reconstruction, fingerprinting, mummification, pathology, radiology, anatomy and dentistry.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 26 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1979
- Availability
- Sale
- Documentation
- 'Mysteries of the Mummies’, edited by Dr Rosalie David (Book Club Associates, 1979), is recommended for background reading. Also recommended: ‘Manchester Mummy Museum Project: Multi-disciplinary Research on Ancient Egyptian Mummified Remains’, edited by A R David (Manchester University Press), ISBM 0-7190-1293-7.
- Uses
- Academic and general audiences with an interest in Egyptology, archaeology and comparative religion.
- Subjects
- Archaeology
- Keywords
- Egyptology; mummies
Credits
- Director
- Ken Wrench
- Cast
W S Eldridge
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
MUTV
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
MUTV, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, Tel 0161-275 2535, Fax 0161-275 2529
- Notes
- MUTV is the production unit of the University of Manchester Audio Visual Service
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