#mummifcation

[vulturechiroptera]

mummification prep

[brooklynmuseum]

You know the iconic ancient Egyptian mummies, but did you know they preserved millions of animals as well? Next month, unravel the mystery of ancient Egyptian animal mummification right here in Brooklyn. Drawn entirely from our renowned Egyptian collection, Soulful Creatures examines the purpose of animal mummies, how they were made, and why there are so many through examples of birds, cats, dogs, snakes, and other creatures, as well as ritual objects, presented alongside X-rays that reveal secrets hiding within the wrappings. See it Sept. 29, 2017–Jan. 21, 2018.

[theolduvaigorge]

Four Amazing Mummified Animals from the Ice Age

The thick permafrost of Siberia hides the mummified remains of a menagerie of ice age animals. Here are four such mummies that tell us how these animals lived.

by Nic Fleming

"The remote and icy north of the Yakutia Republic in Siberia has become well-known for the discovery of remains of Ice Age mammals within its thick permafrost deposits. In some cases, entire buried carcasses that have been shrunken and desiccated down to a natural mummified state have been dug up. Such finds can help scientists answer key questions about extinct species, the conditions in which they lived and their relationships to other species including animals alive today. Here are four mummies that have given us hints about what it was like to live through the ice age" (read more).

***Not too much going on in the news as of my typing this. It's a short article but remember kids, there was no single the ice age. There were lots of them.

(Source: BBC)

[tiny-tarakeet-blog]

Today's Sketch Daily topic was Anubis! Poor guy, the temptation must be so "doggone" tough to resist!

[theolduvaigorge]

Close up of Old Croghan man's hand. Over 2000 years old, this bog body was discovered in Co. Offaly

(Source: @irarchaeology on Twitter)