Tomb find and interactive mummies

May 23, 2007 10:10 PM

A few days ago archaeologists discovered what is one of the most intact ancient Egyptian tombs ever found. If you would like to get in on the mummy fun from your own computer, there are several quaint things you may do on the internet; most satisfactorily, you can stick a hook up Seneb's nose and slice up his brain.
posted by frobozz (18 comments total)

Well, I enjoyed myself.
posted by frobozz at 10:13 PM on May 23, 2007

is there any way i can do this to other mefites?
posted by pyramid termite at 10:19 PM on May 23, 2007

That embalming thing is awesome.
*makes a hook out of a coathanger*
posted by ColdChef at 10:21 PM on May 23, 2007

is there any way i can do this to other mefites?

Ah, you'll first need the human sacrifice online exhibit, then. Different culture, but it does have instructional illustrations.
posted by frobozz at 10:34 PM on May 23, 2007

Very cool. My death at the hands of the Old Ones will look pretty pathetic in comparision.
posted by maxwelton at 10:37 PM on May 23, 2007

I am an archaeologist but I am not your archaeologist and this is not a professional archaeological opinion

cool!
posted by Rumple at 11:23 PM on May 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

I found the Aztec sacrifice too quaint. The illustrations were nice, but I found the lack of interactivity... unsatisfactory.

My cursor is still a brain soiled metal hook.
posted by lazymonster at 12:13 AM on May 24, 2007

Great post, thanks.
posted by brautigan at 2:18 AM on May 24, 2007

I've often found myself wishing I could yank someone's brain out through their nostrils.

Neat! The tomb's artifacts, especially the figures, are amazing.
posted by po at 3:14 AM on May 24, 2007

It's a fantastic find! Incredible that it's intact too, considering it's 700 years older than the intact tomb of Tutankhamun, and dates to a more turbulent period of Egyptian history. The really cool finds in the tomb though are the wooden models of daily life. I'm an Egyptologist myself and I'm studying them as part of my PhD. I did a short write up myself about the tomb discovery and how wonderful models are at telling us about the little details of how the Egyptians lived and worked, their technology, and their social hierarchy. Check out the amazing finds from the similar intact tomb discovery of Meketre, whose burial goods are now in the Met.
posted by Kirjava at 3:49 AM on May 24, 2007

is there any way i can do this to other mefites?

pyramid termite,

Just show up with a coathanger and a bag of salt at the next MeFi meetup. Hope that no one else there read this FPP!
posted by ntartifex at 6:27 AM on May 24, 2007

I never realised Playpeople had been around so long!
Great post, thanks.
posted by Abiezer at 8:16 AM on May 24, 2007

I love these models from the Meketre tomb. Great dress.
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 8:50 AM on May 24, 2007

Oh, that brain bit's fun. And sort of describes my day.
posted by dowcrag at 9:08 AM on May 24, 2007

Nice blog, Kirjava!
posted by Rumple at 10:48 AM on May 24, 2007

I see a trip to Philadelphia in my future.
posted by frobozz at 11:35 AM on May 24, 2007

I've been fascinated by the ancient Egyptians ever since that National Geographic about Tutankhamun showed up in the mail when I was a kid. Recently I bought Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a couple other high quality, essential photo books about the period?
posted by well_balanced at 11:52 AM on May 24, 2007

Oh, so very cool!
posted by dejah420 at 4:48 PM on May 24, 2007