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. 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.
remains off display, after quite an elaborate process of doing an ethical review of the whole museum. the museum has always received quite a bit of critique, both from academics, but especially from indigenous people. we were sort of seen as one of the most violent spaces in oxford. but if we can do this much more thoughtfully, if we can do it together with communities, then there might be some really exciting possibilities. in london, the british museum has one of the earliest 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. we think that the discovery of these natural mummies in ancient times would have inspired the egyptians to develop mummification. there s a lot of interest
if we can do it together with communities, then there might be some really exciting possibilities. in london, the british museum has one of the earliest 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. we think that the discovery of these natural mummies in ancient times would have inspired the egyptians to develop mummification. 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.
in the world. so in 2020, we took the human remains off display, after quite an elaborate process of doing an ethical review of the museum. the museum has always received quite a bit of critique, from academics but also from indigenous people. we were seen as one of the most violent spaces in oxford. but if we can do this much more thoughtfully, if we can do it together with communities than there might be some really exciting possibilities. in london, the british museum has one of the earliest egyptian mummies. it s a long standing and popular exhibit. i m taking to show you the mummified remains of gebelein man, one of our predynastic mummies. which means he was naturally preserved by the aridity and heat of the desert. we think that the discovery of these natural mummies in ancient times would have inspired the egyptians to