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Were mummies not usually aware of, and presumably consented, to mummification before death? And then there’s the angle of sparing library staff from handling t
by teaearlgraycold 3y ago
Were mummies not usually aware of, and presumably consented, to mummification before death?
And then there’s the angle of sparing library staff from handling the human skin.
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- A4ET8a8uTh0 3y agoI am not an Egypt buff, but that contradicts my understanding of that civilization so I apologize in advance if that is not accurate. Some pharaohs took their slaves to the other sides and as I understand, those slaves were mummified to travel to the next world. As for the anguish, is it any different really than holding any other significant artifact with a story behind it ( executioner's sword, kingdom's crown that changed hands often )? Is the issue that skin is just too visceral and it was easier for university to 'remove skin' than hire less squeamish help?