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Egyptian Mummies: From Sacred Vessels to Scary Undead
Season 4 Episode 14 | 14m 35s
| Video has closed captioning.
Mummification was a sacred, transformative practice in Ancient Egypt - a ritual process that made one’s body and soul fit for existence in the afterlife. It begs the question: when and why did the Mummy become the popular movie monster that we are so familiar with today?