At Home in her Tomb : : Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui
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Introduction: Face-to-Face with Lady Dai -- Excavation of a Time Capsule -- The Mysterious Cadaver -- A House Underground -- All the Comforts of Home -- Lady Dai's Silk Treasures -- Library of Silk and Bamboo -- Conclusion: Time Capsule of Mawangdui -- Historical Note: Legacy of the Qin and Han Dynasties -- Time Line of the Qin and Early Han Dynasties -- Glossary.
"...Unearths the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China during the Han dynasty."--Amazon.com.
Presents the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds of the last century, shedding light upon life in China during the Han dynasty. --Publisher's description.
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PUBLISHED
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 80 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781580893701
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Brannen, Sarah S.
SUBJECTS
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Tombs -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Treasure troves -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Material culture -- Changsha (Hunan Sheng)
Mawangdui Site (China)
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China) -- Antiquities.
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.