Narratives of Mummified Remains

Narratives of Mummified Remains is now LIVE! 🌍 Thank you for your support! For more information please visit: mummifiednarratives.Wordpress.com RTs appreciated! Project may be of interest to @janetteleaf1 @JohnJJohnston @JacksonEmmet @lotnumber249 @egypto_lou_gist @TessBaber @k8shep

Happy #SuperbOwl day! 🦉 This owl is from the Description de l’Égypte Pl.3. Author Jerome V.C Smith mentions an owl in Pilgrimage to #Egypt (1852): ‘One day a little owl made its appearance in the rigging,’ (p. 11). The owl travelled with him from Malta to Egypt! #TravelStudies

I’m thrilled to reveal the stunning cover of my debut novel #NEPHTHYS. @micaelaalcaino has outdone herself in portraying my heroine Clemmie & the blending of Victorian & Ancient Egypt. Sister. Rival. Protector. Preorder your copy now: penguin.co.uk/authors/302051… (Watch with sound)

@harveygothick @RachLouDriscoll @HarvillSecker @GoldsboroBooks @vintagebooks Oh wow 🤩 thanks Kate!

@RachLouDriscoll @HarvillSecker @GoldsboroBooks @vintagebooks @mummifiedNR could be of interest?

20 days until publication! Would you like a signed copy of my debut novel NEPHTHYS? You can pre-order one from the wonderful @GoldsboroBooks. These are limited, so pre-order now to secure your copy: goldsborobooks.com/products/nepht…

🚨Press conference today announcing the discovery of significant finds from #Hatshepsut's lost Valley Temple at Deir el Bahri - including material comparable to these @McrMuseum items naming the Female Pharaoh youtu.be/y3q6GTlUydU?si… via @YouTube

Join @N_Nielsen4 & I in 4 weeks' time for our next Study Day - Transport in Ancient Egypt!

The @FAO headquarters in Rome even has hieroglyphs! 😍 #Egyptology

@meanlouise Thank you so much @meanlouise ❤️ means a lot!❤️

It’s easy to fall into the trap of morbid fascination without recognising that these were actual people being destroyed for an art product 15/15

I’d just recommend adding *something* to the narrative beyond a morbid ‘tid-bit’. These small pieces of information aren’t wholly correct and invite no consideration for the wider context on the destruction of mummified remains. 14/

Four separate people have now sent me this/tagged me in this as they know I research ‘mummy brown’ paint. However, small ‘bite-size’ pieces of info such as this can be problematic. When asked how I feel about this, I had a few thoughts: 1/🧵