The Bashiri mystery: A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy that no archaeologist dares to open
A mysterious mummy called “Bashiri” has captivated the minds of Egyptologists for more than a century, but no scholar has ...
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Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why
Visitors to the National Archaeological Museum (MAN) in Madrid will no longer be able to admire the Guanche mummy that had been on display since December 2015 in the area dedicated to the Canary ...
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What Sniffing Mummies Taught Scientists about Ancient Society
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UK MPs urge ban on Egyptian mummy displays in British museums
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Museums and auction houses should not hold human remains, UK lawmakers say
Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...
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Spanish government removes mummy remains from museum view
The Guanche mummy went on display at Madrid’s National Archaeological Museum (MAN) in 2015. It is the preserved remains of a 35-40-year-old person who it is believed lived between the 12th and ...
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Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why
Replica of a Guanche mummy. (photo credit: Diego Delso is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.) Visitors to the National Archaeological Museum (MAN) in Madrid will no longer be able to admire the Guanche ...