tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post4408003948488258407..comments2023-11-02T10:29:04.103+00:00Comments on Egyptology News: More responses to covering of mummies in the UKAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-78763981048694138572008-05-24T13:01:00.000+01:002008-05-24T13:01:00.000+01:00What? This sort of “political correctness rubbish”...What? This sort of “political correctness rubbish” is going to lead to the covering of skeletons too?<BR/><BR/>To give some credit, these are not nameless corpses from a bygone era. The Egyptian mummies displayed at Manchester and other museums are individuals we seem to recognize at some personal level. We know their names, their occupations and their position in their ancient society. Visitors appreciate some kind of acquaintance with these individuals, some form of connection that bridges the time abyss. It’s not offensive to view the faces of mummies, to see them as human beings, their arms, hands and feet. We marvel at the high degree of knowledge of ancient Egyptian embalmers, the mastery of their craft.<BR/><BR/>To cover a mummy in its entirety the way it’s being done at the present time at the Manchester Museum is tantamount to displaying corpses at a morgue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com