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Mummified human remains from Ancient Egypt and Nubia: an overview and new insights from the British Museum collection
An overview of the mummified human remains from Ancient Egypt and Nubia in the British Museum collection as well as a summary of new insights.Vandenbeusch, Marie ; Antoine, Daniel
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Journal article
Under Saint Michael’s protection: a tattoo from Christian Nubia
An article about a tattoo of Saint Michael found on human remains from NubiaVandenbeusch, Marie ; Antoine, Daniel
human remains, Nubia, and tattoo
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Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight mummies, Eight stories
In recent years, British Museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study Egyptian mummies. Piecing together key biographical data and information, it has been possible for the first time to discover more about who these people were...Taylor, John H. ; Antoine, Daniel
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Scanning Sobek. Mummy of the Crocodile God
Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps in our knowledge still remain. In a volume with over 30 contributions that explore Human-Animal relationships...Anderson, Julie ; Antoine, Daniel
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Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives
Catalogue accompanying the exhibition Exploring the ancient lives at the Queensland Museum, Australia, held from 16 March 2018 to 26 August 2018. Featuring more than 200 artefacts from the world famous Egyptian collections of the British Museum, the exhibition and book provided an insight into the life and death of...Antoine, Daniel ; Vandenbeusch, Marie
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Journal article
Rediscovering Nestawedjat: Embalming residue analyses reunite the mummified remains of an ancient Egyptian woman with her coffins
Long held museum collections can sometimes lack a clear provenance or context. Here, an ancient Egyptian mummified individual in the British Museum collection was reconnected with a set of three coffins in an interdisciplinary study using bioarchaeological, scientific and Egyptological analyses. Previously assigned as male, based on earlier X-rays due...Vandenbeusch, Marie ; Stacey, Rebecca ; Antoine, Daniel
Ancient Egypt; mummification; embalming; FTIRGC–MS; 25th Dynasty; British Museum; CT scanning
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Interactive visualization of 3d scanned mummies at public venues
Article revealing how a full-body virtual autopsy of an ancient Egyptian mummy showed museum visitors he was likely murdered.Ynnerman, Anders ; Rydell, Thomas ; Antoine, Daniel ; Hughes, David ; Persson, Anders …
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On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC)
Cancer, one of the world's leading causes of death today, remains almost absent relative to other pathological conditions, in the archaeological record, giving rise to the conclusion that the disease is mainly a product of modern living and increased longevity. This paper presents a male, young-adult individual from the archaeological...Binder, Michaela ; Roberts, Charlotte ; Spencer, Neal ; Antoine, Daniel ; Cartwright, Caroline
Cancer and ancient Nubia
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Regarding the Dead: Human Remains in the British Museum
The British Museum holds approximately 6,000 human remains, the majority of which were recovered in the past century. Regarding the Dead addresses the British Museum’s approach to the ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of human remains in the Museum’s collection and presents solutions to the dilemmas relating to their curation,...Fletcher, Alexandra ; Antoine, Daniel ; Hill, J.D.
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Mummies of Ancient Egypt, Rediscovering Six Lives
This exhibition book explores the lives of six mummified individuals who once lived in Egypt between the Third Intermediate Period (about 1069-664 BC) and the Roman time (30 BC - AD 395). Using cutting-edge scientific investigations, each mummy offers insights into specific aspects of their lives and deaths, which are...Vandenbeusch, Marie ; Antoine, Daniel