Egypt
The Daily Texan
- International Smugglers Increasingly Target Egypt's Artifacts
Al Masry Al Youm (Mete Eriksen) The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status of stolen Egyptian artifacts in transnational black markets. The daily newspaper Metro-New...
- In The Lab
Video: Salima Ikram talks about animal mummies Heritage Key Salima Ikram is an excellent presenter and this is a great introduction to the process of animal mummification, accompanied by some footage of animal mummies. Dr Ikram shows two handfuls of natron,...
- Interview With Dr Salima Ikram
American Chronicle (interview by Saqqara Aleister) Dr. Salima Ikram is a leading expert on animal mummies and as founder and co-director of the animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo she combines an understanding of the past with a passion...
- Divine Creatures (book Review)
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5043 Edited by Salima Ikram, the book Divine Creatures "is basically a series of essays written on the subject of animal mummies and mummification that starts by addressing the general and most accessible...
- Mummified
An interesting video on animal mummification from Dr. Salima Ikram. http://heritage-key.com/blogs/malcolmj/dr-salima-ikram-talks-animal-mummification-new-heritage-key-video#video...
Egypt
Salima Ikram lecture about animal mummies
The Daily Texan
The animal mummy room in Cairo's Egyptian Museum fascinated Salima Ikram the first time she traveled to Egypt. Unfortunately, it had been shut down.See the above page for the full story.
"I felt it needed rescuing," Ikram said with a laugh.
Ikram, a professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo and co-director of the Animal Mummy Project at the museum resurrected the room six years later.
The study of animal mummies can shed light on ancient Egyptian religious and cultural practices, Ikram said Wednesday to a packed audience in the E. William Doty Fine Arts Building.
While animals were an important part of Egyptian life, they were "not just lunch on hoof," Ikram said. The mummified remains can give information on veterinary science, changes in the environment, village beliefs and technology, she said.
- International Smugglers Increasingly Target Egypt's Artifacts
Al Masry Al Youm (Mete Eriksen) The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status of stolen Egyptian artifacts in transnational black markets. The daily newspaper Metro-New...
- In The Lab
Video: Salima Ikram talks about animal mummies Heritage Key Salima Ikram is an excellent presenter and this is a great introduction to the process of animal mummification, accompanied by some footage of animal mummies. Dr Ikram shows two handfuls of natron,...
- Interview With Dr Salima Ikram
American Chronicle (interview by Saqqara Aleister) Dr. Salima Ikram is a leading expert on animal mummies and as founder and co-director of the animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo she combines an understanding of the past with a passion...
- Divine Creatures (book Review)
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5043 Edited by Salima Ikram, the book Divine Creatures "is basically a series of essays written on the subject of animal mummies and mummification that starts by addressing the general and most accessible...
- Mummified
An interesting video on animal mummification from Dr. Salima Ikram. http://heritage-key.com/blogs/malcolmj/dr-salima-ikram-talks-animal-mummification-new-heritage-key-video#video...