"Ancient Egypt: How to Make a Mummy"

"Ancient Egypt: How to Make a Mummy"
with Hugo Cook

Summary:

How, and why, did the Egyptians mummify people? On this journey through life and death in ancient Egypt, discover how the process unfolded in a step-by-step guide, from which amulets to place where on the body, to how exactly one must ritually beat the priest in charge of slicing open the corpse. Unwrap the wonderful world of ancient Egypt through the art of mummification. How did they use astronomical knowledge in the process? Why did they build catacombs filled to the brim with baboon mummies? What did ancient thieves gain from burning royal mummies inside their pyramids? Where did they think they were going after death? Who used ground-up mummies in famous recent paintings? Find out all this and more with Egyptologist and award-winning author, Hugo D. Cook.

Bio:

A passionate Egyptologist and award-winning author, Hugo has degrees in Egyptology from Oxford and Cambridge Universities (including Oxford’s top PhD scholarship), the largest online following of any UK-based Egyptologist, a prize-winning book published by Macmillan with two more releasing soon, reading fluency in six ancient languages (which he also teaches, including at the British Museum), and a strong history of work in museums and education - from curating major new museums in Egypt, to managing Egyptologiy’s upcoming inclusion into the Classics GCSE.

Venue:
The Alma
499 Old York Rd, London
SW18 1TF

Directly across from Wandsworth Town Station 


Event Running Time:
(We recommend arriving early if you're eating at the venue!)
Doors from 7pm
Introduction: 7:25pm
Lecture: 7:30pm
Q&A: 8:10pm
Finish: 8:30pm

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