This is the second edition of a book, first published in 1980, that evolved from a series of autopsies of Egyptian mummies and expanded to include discoveries of mummies throughout the world, including a review of techniques and methods used to study mummified human remains. Similar to the first edition, the second edition is organized into four parts: Mummies of Egypt, Mummies of the Americas, Mummies of the World, and Mummies and Technology.Part 1, "Mummies of Egypt," includes 6 chapters that focus on the evidence for mummified human remains from that geographical region. Chapter 1 provides a historical perspective of die art of mummification in ancient Egypt and includes a description of the basic techniques of mummification practiced in ancient Egypt. It is essentially unchanged from the first edition.Chapter 2, "Disease in Ancient Egypt," presents the paleopathology of ancient Egyptian mummies. The discussion includes infectious diseases, bone disorders, vascular diseases, tumors, kidney disease, disease of the alimentary tract, respiratory disorders, endocrine conditions, and gynecological conditions, noting that there must have been "a remarkable resistance to infection" (p. 46) in ancient Egyptians. The work of George Armelagos and colleagues that suggests that these populations may have been ingesting a natural tetracycline-like antibiotic, which is not cited, is interesting in this regard. Although a new coauthor is added, it remains essentially unchanged from the first edition.