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Mummies, Curses and Mormons?

Mummies, Curses and Mormons?

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One of Hollywood's most iconic movie monsters has a resting place right here in the States. Join us for a trip to a land famous for its cheesesteaks, its football fans and a home to thousands of relics, intricate sarcophagi, and other relics of the past- the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.



Resources:


  • Penn Museum's Egyptian and mummy collection overview: vast Egyptian & Nubian artifacts, including mummies.museum.upenn.eduWikipedia


  • Historical context of Philadelphia’s mummies: from early curiosities to major collections.Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia


  • PUM I autopsy details: the museum’s 1972 examination of a mummy.Penn Museum


  • Curse lore: cultural origins and skepticism.Wikipedia


  • Expedition Magazine | Tangled Afterlives


  • Ghost stories at Penn: sightings of George Vaillant.The Daily Pennsylvanian


  • Folklore/audience tale via Reddit: lends immersive flavor.Reddit


  • The Mummy's Curse: Myths and Legends from Ancient Tombs –


  • What is the ancient Egyptian 'mummy's curse'? | Live Science

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