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. 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
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 is a lot of interest in our mummified collection, actually, all human remains provide a unique spectre. and often you see family groups gathering around 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. coming here allows the public to engage with some of our findings and we embed information points. here there is what appears to be a cut and by virtually peeling away the soft tissue, you can see that the cut goes into the muscle tissue. what appears to have happened
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
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.
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 is a lot of interest in our mummified collection. actually, all human remains provide a unique spectre. and often you see family groups gathering around 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. coming here allows the public to engage with some of our findings and we embed information points. here there is what appears to be a cut and by virtually peeling away the soft tissue, you can see that the cut goes