thebrainscoop: MUMMIES! Anthropology conservator JP Brown invited us to film their team opening the
thebrainscoop:MUMMIES!Anthropology conservator JP Brown invited us to film their team opening the coffin of this Late Period (~665 BC) individual. This is not your typical Tuesday morning: Mummies and humans remains are only touched or moved when necessary for conservation. JP’s team is working to stabilize and ready this mummy for travel in our upcoming exhibition, Mummies: Images of the Afterlife, which will discuss a variety of techniques used to peer beneath the coffins and wrappings and tell us more about this person’s life and the culture in which he lived. Specialized imaging technologies allow scientists to take preemptive measures to prevent further damages and to ensure longevity of these incredibly special collections items.Stay tuned! -- source link
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