Daily Archives: October 8, 2015


Manchester Museum’s new exhibition Gifts For The Gods: Animal Mummies.

Manchester Museum’s new exhibition Gifts For The Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed has brought dozens of examples of votive – or sacrificially offered – animals together to bust the myths about why the Ancient Egyptians mummified animals, and examine the creatures they chose to sacrifice, and the prayers they asked for from the gods in return. More at http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/video-tour-new-animal-mummies-10224307

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