Volume 4 (2021)
Special issue on mummification
What's Hidden in the Sarcophagus? The First–Ever Lithuanian Mummy Exhibition (2021-2022)
Piombino–Mascali, Dario; Jankauskas, Rimantas; Tarasenko, Mykola
Abstract:
Started in 2011, the Lithuanian Mummy Project was aimed at investigating the preserved human remains held in present–day Lithuania, which also included Egyptian mummies. Conceived as a follow–up of this Project, a recently opened Exhibition at the House of Histories of Vilnius tells the story of how these studies were conducted and what was discovered. As part of this effort to inform museum visitors more broadly about research conducted on the legacy of ancient Egypt, the decision was made to review ancient Egyptian antiquities held in Lithuania, relate the story of how these came to the country and also to revisit the origins of Egyptology in Lithuania.
Citation:
Piombino–Mascali, D., Jankauskas, R., Tarasenko, M. 2021. «What's Hidden in the Sarcophagus? The First–Ever Lithuanian Mummy Exhibition (2021-2022)», JHIE 4: 141–144
DOI:
10.5281/zenodo.5775613
Language: en
Submitted on 2021-11-29; accepted on 2021-12-30
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