This year is the 25th anniversary of the 1999 classic starring Brendan Fraser - yes, we’re talking about The Mummy - and to celebrate, Matilda is joined today by object conservator Jessica van Dam to talk all about mummies! How old is the oldest mummy? Why were some mummies wrapped in red bandages? Were there mummies found in the pyramids? And what exactly is an object conservator? Find out the answers to these and more in this month’s episode!

Transcripts

• For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/23

Links

• Jess website
• Video on the Westminster Mummy
• Article on the Westminster Mummy
• News clip: "Moving the Westminster Mummy"
• Digital Giza Project
• [Smithsonian article on mummies](https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies#:~:text=About 2600 BCE%2C during the,into the Roman Period (ca "‌")
• Egyptian Afterlife challenge (British Museum)

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