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Victorians ‘mistaken’ about why Egyptians mummified bodies
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(theguardian.com)
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lost_my_passwd
3y ago
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gscott
3y ago
Brits would by mummies and hold "unwapping parties". Early on you could by mummies from street vendors in Egypt.
JoeAltmaier
3y ago
There were literally millions of them.
They were being made into fertilizer in some places.
Not hard to get jaded with all that.
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