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minus-squarecasual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoFun fact: the reason mummified Egyptian remains are so rare is because eating mummy legit used to be a practice in traditional medicine.
minus-squareSolOrion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoDidn’t they also used to make paint out of them? ‘Mummy Brown’ was a popular thing or smthn.
minus-squarecasual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYes! I believe it was actually called Mummy Brown! Watched a video about it on YouTube I think within the last year, I think the Smithsonian or someone still has an archived sample of the pigment.
Fun fact: the reason mummified Egyptian remains are so rare is because eating mummy legit used to be a practice in traditional medicine.
Didn’t they also used to make paint out of them? ‘Mummy Brown’ was a popular thing or smthn.
Yes! I believe it was actually called Mummy Brown! Watched a video about it on YouTube I think within the last year, I think the Smithsonian or someone still has an archived sample of the pigment.