Egyptian Coffins Reveal Shocking Ancient Practice

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Archaeologist Giselle Kiraly comes face to face with ancient Egyptian coffins, including one which may have been re-used for multiple corpses. Join us as we learn how these coffins were built, what the decorations mean and how they're being preserved and analysed in the Petrie Museum.

0:00 Intro
0:39 Ptolemaic coffin
5:34 Late Period coffin - Religious beliefs
8:42 Third Intermediate Period coffin - Artwork and personalisation
13:59 Third Intermediate Period coffin - Woodwork and reuse
17:33 Third Intermediate Period coffin - Scanning
19:39 Ptolemaic coffin
22:46 Pigment analysis

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