October 2023 Q&A

EPISODE 66 | This month’s listener questions covered a variety of topics from ancient Egyptian clothing and furniture to the portrayal of mummies in popular culture.Episode NotesEgyptian linenPleated dresses from the Museo Egizio of Turin: study of the technical data of fabrics in Moor, A. de (Antoine) et al. (eds.) (2015) ‘Textiles, tools and techniques of the 1st millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries : proceedings of the 8th conference of the research group “Textiles from the Nile Valley” Antwerp, 4-6 October 2013  / edited by Antoine De Moor, Cäcilia Fluck and Petra Linscheid.’, in 2015 Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo.Tamburini, D. et al. (2021) A multi-scalar investigation of the colouring materials used in textile wrappings of Egyptian votive animal mummies. Heritage science. [Online] 9 (1), 1–26.Stool Inscriptions Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe