Mummies, Some Historical Context

I'm attempting to unravel the mystery of mummies, from ancient Egyptian practices to modern fascination while exploring the history of Egyptomania, the impact of Tutankhamun's discovery, and the enduring myth of the mummy's curse.

Link Dump

• Mummy
• What is Egyptomania?  
• Egyptomania: A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy  
• Egyptomania: Looking Back at Ancient Egyptian Culture  
• Ancient Egypt in the Western imagination  
• The Birth of Tutmania  
• 1920s "Tutmania" and its Enduring Echoes  
• Curse of the pharaohs 

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Music

Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Track: Tricky Thief by uhanoffski
https://tunetank.com/track/1138-tricky-this  

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