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Mummified Child

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Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection
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On growing up and dying in ancient and modern populations.
What can we learn about the lives of ancient populations and how does this compare to modern societies? The boy lived during the Roman period of ancient Egypt (AD80–120), a time we know a lot about due to the Romans taking censuses and records of illness. With Professor Sarah Harper, Gerontology, University of Oxford.
Object number: AN1888.820

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Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection
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Sarah Harper
Keywords
history
archeology
mummification
death
Romans
rome
Department: Ashmolean Museum
Date Added: 23/01/2017
Duration: 00:03:13

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