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The Bristol Mummy Project

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Mummy No 7386, held in the collection of Bristol Museum, was chosen for a scientific study of the mummification process practised in Egypt 3,000 years ago.
John Irving describes the unwrapping and dissecting process, and shows how specialists have already been able to identify the name and profession of this ancient Egyptian.
Producer Roy Hayward BBC Bristol

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