U.K. museums shy away from using ‘mummy’ to describe ancient Egyptian remains: it’s ‘dehumanizing’
A mummy of a Pharaoh’s official was discovered inside a limestone sarcophagus in Saqqara, Egypt.
"Where we know the name of an individual we use that, otherwise we use ‘mummified man, woman, boy, girl or person’ because we are referring to people, not objects," she added. Museum staff view the Mummy Mask of Monstuef and the Wreath of Monstuef at the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh.Separate from the linguistic debate, whether it is ethical to display human bodies in this way remains a live issue.
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