This week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure.
Links
English Philosopher’s Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian)
Jeremy Bentham’s Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura)
Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer)
The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip)
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