Comments on: Animal Mummies http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/05/animal-mummies/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: emmiline http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/05/animal-mummies/comment-page-1/#comment-1888861 emmiline Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27322#comment-1888861 i loved that article...and i was totally jazzed that they spoke to Salima Ikram instead of Dr. Hawass. that guy is kind of a tool, but she's totally precious. -- they mummified things that had significance to them. a lot of animals had special meaning for them not only as pets but as connections to the gods- so they took great care with their mummies. i loved that article…and i was totally jazzed that they spoke to Salima Ikram instead of Dr. Hawass. that guy is kind of a tool, but she’s totally precious.
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they mummified things that had significance to them. a lot of animals had special meaning for them not only as pets but as connections to the gods- so they took great care with their mummies.

]]> By: pwscott http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/05/animal-mummies/comment-page-1/#comment-1888610 pwscott Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:36:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27322#comment-1888610 I can't wait to see the mummy zoo. I can’t wait to see the mummy zoo.

]]> By: Babycakes http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/05/animal-mummies/comment-page-1/#comment-1888440 Babycakes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27322#comment-1888440 it looks like the mummified all the living things (other than themselves/humans). but I have to say, the "coffins" or whatever of the animals look nice (at least nice detail). Maybe they were just big on inventory or cataloging? it looks like the mummified all the living things (other than themselves/humans). but I have to say, the “coffins” or whatever of the animals look nice (at least nice detail). Maybe they were just big on inventory or cataloging?

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