Dead wrong: Victorians ‘mistaken’ about why Egyptians mummified bodies
Nov 12, 2022
2 minutes
Egyptian mummies, long an object of modern fascination, seem to link us with the ancient past by preserving distinct human form. But this was not the true reason for the intricate process, a major new British exhibition will argue.
The technique was instead a way of transforming dead dignitaries into a
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