Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Don't unwrap mummies, kids.

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***CREDITS***

Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
Title Sequence: Ariel Hart


***Read More***

“Victorian Party People Unrolled Mummies for Fun”
atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-party-people-unrolled-mummies-for-fun

“9 Strange Uses for Ancient Egyptian Mummies”
mentalfloss.com/article/67423/9-strange-uses-ancient-egyptian-mummies

“Unveiling Mummies”
egyptcentre.blogspot.com/2013/05/guest-post-unveiling-mummies.html

“Uncovering the Dead at a Victorian Mummy Unwrapping Party”
broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/mbqagn/uncovering-dead-victorian-mummy-unwrapping-party

“Eight Mummies, Eight Stories”
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673614610187/fulltext