The first section of this book provides background information on the Manchester Museum Mummy Project from its early phase in the 1970s until 2003, the year in which a centre became dedicated to biomedical Egyptology.  The second section describes diagnostic techniques used in modern medical practice and their application to the study of human and animal mummies including X-ray photography,  Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound (US), as well as endoscopy, histology, immunohistochemistry and DNA analysis. A third section is devoted to pharmacology and the use of intoxicants and drugs in ancient Egypt. The fourth section introduces the International Ancient Egyptian Tissue Bank, which collects tissue samples from Egyptian mummified remains for future analysis. Bibliography and Glossary.  Paperback.  175 pages.  Good clean condition.  Cat No 4036