Egypt's Astounding Mummies
- By Susan K. Lewis
- Posted 01.03.06
- NOVA
In 1912, the British Egyptologist Grafton Elliot Smith published a catalogue called The Royal Mummies that documented the remains of many of ancient Egypt's most important pharaohs and members of their royal entourages. The catalogue's high-resolution, black and white portraits offer an intimate look at people who lived some 3,000 years ago as well as reveal masterful techniques of mummification. Here, see a sampling.
This feature originally appeared on the site for the NOVA program The Mummy Who Would Be King.
Sources
G. Elliot Smith. Catalogue General Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire: The Royal Mummies Le Caire: Imprimerie de L'institut Francais D'archeologie Orientale, 1912 Catalogue General Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire DT57.C2 vol 59
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