Animal mummification in ancient Egypt was a carefully organized practice that connected spiritual beliefs with economic activity. This wasn’t a rare or occasional ritual but a large, sustained ...
Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c. 1525–1504 BCE), New Kingdom, Thebes, Egypt (image via Metropolitan Museum of Art) What did ancient mummies smell like? What types of scents, perfumes, and ...
A mummification workshop was discovered in the Saqqara necropolis, along with a communal burial place consisting of several burial chambers, from the Saite-Persian Period. Just south of Unas Pyramid ...
Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...
Obsessed with Life, produced by MuseumsPartner, comes from the Moesgaard Museum in Denmark, which has borrowed the artifacts ...