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Victorians ‘mistaken’ about why Egyptians mummified bodies(theguardian.com)

1 points by lost_my_passwd 3 years ago | 2 comments

Victorians ‘mistaken’ about why Egyptians mummified bodies | Dark Hacker News

gscott 3 years ago |

Brits would by mummies and hold "unwapping parties". Early on you could by mummies from street vendors in Egypt.

JoeAltmaier 3 years ago | |

There were literally millions of them.

They were being made into fertilizer in some places.

Not hard to get jaded with all that.