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Bibliography: East Asian Mummies

[Siberian Mummies]

B2021-2. Slepchenko, S.M., Hong, J.H., Shin, D.H. (2021). Mummies in Siberia. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_27

B2021-15. Slepchenko, S.M. et al. (2021). Bog Bodies and Natural Mummification of Siberia. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_48

[Japanese Mummies]

B2021-3. Fujita, H., Koike, J., Sugimori, H., Shin, D.H. (2021). Mummies in Japan. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_31

[Chinese Mummies]

B2021-4. Kang, I.U., Han, J., Hong, J.H., Kim, J., Shin, D.H., Mair, V.H. (2021). Archaeological Findings of the Tarim Basin Graves and Mummies. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_28

B2021-7. Shin, D.H., Oh, C.S., Hong, J.H. (2021). Mummies of Song-Ming Dynasty in China. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_32

B2021-10. Joo, K., Shin, D.H. (2021). Mummies in China: Mawangdui and Other Related Mummies. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_30

[Korean Mummies]

Please see complete publication list in https://koreanmummy.blogspot.com/

B2021-5. Shin, D.H., Oh, C.S., Hong, J.H., Shin, M.H., Kim, M.J., Lee, H.J. (2021). Joseon Dynasty Mummies of Korea. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_29

B2021-16. Shin, D.H., Oh, C.S., Hong, J.H., Song, M.K. (2021). Mummy Clothing Found in East Asia. In: Shin, D.H., Bianucci, R. (eds) The Handbook of Mummy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3354-9_37

KM2020-4. 오창석, 신동훈. 절규하는 그녀 심장마비로 사망했을까. 과학동아. 2020. 9월호. 

B2014-1. Shin DH, Oh CS, Kim MJ, You DS and Lee IS. What could radiological study say about Korean mummies? Yearbook of Mummy Studies, 2014. March. Vol. 2. 125-131. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Scientific publisher, Munchen, Germany

B2008-1. Shin MH, Yi YS, Bok GD, Lee E-J, Spigelman M, Park JB, Min S-R and Shin DH. How did mummification occur in bodies buried in tombs with a lime soil mixture barrier during the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Mummies and Science World Mummies Research. Pena PA, Martin RM and Rodriguez AR (eds.) 105-113. 2008. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. 

B2008-2. Kim MJ, Lee IS, Spigelman M, Donoghue HD, Lee SD, Kim Y-S, Lim DS, Oh CS, Seo M, Park J-B, Min S-R, and Shin DH. Future prospects for the scientific investigations of the medieval human remains from the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Mummies and Science World Mummies Research. Pena PA, Martin RM and Rodriguez AR (eds.) 105-113. 2008. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

KM2017-3. 신동훈. 조선시대 무덤에서 발견된 미라를 어떻게 조사할 것 인가. 계간 한국의 고고학. 37호. 24-29. 주류성. 

KM2012-1. 신동훈. 조선시대 미라 연구, 지나간 10년의 연구사와 미래. 한국의 고고학 2012. 20호. 주류성

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Purpose of This Project

Over the past 25 years, I have pursued mummy research as part of my work in medical science. The results of these studies have been disseminated through numerous academic papers and books and shared widely with the scholarly community. Now, as the final stage of this long-term scientific endeavor, a comprehensive volume on mummies from the Joseon Dynasty is approaching publication. With the completion of this work, it may be said that my primary research on Korean mummies has reached its conclusion. Nevertheless, as for the mummies of East Asia, many questions remain unresolved, particularly regarding the mechanisms of mummy formation and the medical information preserved within these remains. Much is still unknown about how those mummies were historically formed, how they have been preserved over time, and how they were perceived and treated by contemporary societies. These cultural and historical dimensions remain insufficiently explored for them, the mummies from Korea, China, Japan, and East Siberia, in the academic literature. Accordingly, my future work aims to examine the origins, characteristics, and cultural status of mummies across East Asia from both historical and textual perspectives. By critically reviewing existing historical scholarship and focusing on surviving documentary sources, alongside information we have directly investigated, I seek to present new insights to the academic community. Through this approach, I hope to broaden the understanding of East Asian mummification beyond biomedical analysis and situate it more firmly within its historical and cultural contexts.