Ancient Lives, New Discoveries: British Museum
Ancient Lives, New Discoveries: British Museum
Until November 2014 Think you know mummies? Think again…
This exhibition will introduce you to eight people from ancient Egypt and Sudan whose bodies have been preserved, either naturally or by deliberate embalming.
Using the latest technology, the exhibition will unlock hidden secrets to build up a picture of their lives in the Nile Valley over a remarkable 4,000 years – from prehistoric Egypt to Christian Sudan.
From a priest’s daughter to a temple singer, a middle-aged man to a young child, a temple doorkeeper to a woman with a Christian tattoo, find out how they lived and what happened to them after they died. Using interactive technology, discover new information about each mummy, from their state of health to how they were embalmed and preserved. Unravel the mysteries of mummification and gain a unique insight into these people’s lives. Curators John H. Taylor and Daniel Antoine explain how the mummies were scanned in hospital scanners, how they analysed the raw data and how this was visualized for the exhibition Ancient lives.
The new exhibition Ancient lives, new discoveries uses the latest technology to uncover secrets hidden for thousands of years. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the exhibition with the curators about their scientific discoveries.
