egyptian mummies. it s a long standing and popular exhibit. so i m taking you to show you the mummified remains of gebelein man. he s one of our pre dynastic mummies. ..which means he was naturally preserved by the aridity and heat of the desert. there s a lot of interest in our mummified collection. actually, all human remains provide a unique perspective, and often you see family groups gathering around the mummified remains of a person and discussing topics which can be challenging topics such as death, such as what the afterlife may represent to different cultures. the ct scan here allows the public to engage with some of our findings, see here, there s what appears to be a cut, and by virtually peeling what appears to have happened is that gebelein man was stabbed in the back. and this probably is
the cause of death. there was very little information about gebelein man as a person. i think the most important feedback we got is that the great majority of the visitors better understood him as a person, we hope. and i think this was key for us. in recent years, ct scans and x rays like these have allowed us to peer through thousands of years of history, with minimal disturbance to the remains. hello. a little bit of rain around this evening and it remains very windy in parts of scotland. that will continue through this evening and overnight. how about tomorrow? well, across the majority of the uk, it s actually going to be a pretty decent day. bright or sunny spells, even sunshine, clear blue skies for one or two. so let s have a look at the satellite picture a conveyor belt of clouds streaming off the atlantic, this jet stream pushing weather systems in our direction. 0ne weather system has already swept through. in fact, not much rain on it at all. this is the weather front, th
and i think what museums provide is a safe space and a deep time perspective on issues that still affect us today. the ct scan here allows the public to engage with some of our findings, and what we ve done is we ve actually embedded information points. see here, there s what appears to be a cut, and by virtually peeling away his soft tissues you can see that the cut goes into the muscle tissue. what appears to have happened is that gebelein man was stabbed in the back. and this probably is the cause of death. quite an installation. there was very little information about gebelein man as a person. i think the most important feedback we got is that the great majority of the visitors better understood him as a person, we hope. and i think this was key for us. in recent years, ct scans and x rays like these have allowed us to peer through thousands of years
and this probably is the cause of death. quite an installation. there was very little information about gebelein man as a person. i think the most important feedback we got is that the great majority of the visitors better understood him as a person, we hope. and i think this was key for us. in recent years, ct scans and x rays like these have allowed us to peer through thousands of years of history, with minimal disturbance to the remains. it is important that people have consent on what happens to their bodies. that s integral. that s what makes you human. at least you need to have control over your own body. and just because you died thousands of years ago, it doesn t mean that you lose the right of consent, you lose your right to decide what should happen to your body after death. right. next, we re heading to scotland, where thoughts at this time of the year turn to the iconic poet rabbie burns. across the country, people mark his birthday with a hearty meal and drams of whisky.