Secrets of the Dead: Mummies and Other Human Remains from Around the World

This nonfiction book surveys mummies and other human remains from across the world, including ancient Egyptian mummies, European bog bodies, Pompeii’s plaster figures, Steppe people, and Japanese self-mummifying monks. It explains how intentionally prepared or accidentally preserved bodies can offer evidence about past lives, including food, clothing, and beliefs. Historical illustrations, graphs, a map, and a glossary accompany the text in the book.