Why Are We Eating the Mummies

Welcome back Strangers! Today’s episode will focus on using ancient Egyptian mummies as medicine, and the idea of “corpse medicine.” Featuring our super special guests, Frank and Sage of the Unknown, Unsolved, Unseen podcast!**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Cannibalism, discussions of executions, old timey “medical” practices, desecration of many corpsesStay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Unknown, Unsolved, Unseen Podcast! Instagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodLinktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! [email protected]**Disclaimers**The views discussed on this podcast do not necessarily represent our views or opinions, or those of our employers. References:Smithsonian Magazine: The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/Miriam Webster: Apoplexy - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apoplexyMiriam Webster: Bitumen - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitumenWikipedia: Usnea - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UsneaWikipedia: Mummia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MummiaMental Floss: How an Unfortunate Misunderstanding Spawned a Medieval Mummy-Eating Fad - https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/eating-mummies-as-medicineScience History Institute Museum and Library, Distillations Magazine: Mummies and the Usefulness of Death - https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/mummies-and-the-usefulness-of-death/Harvard Art Museums: Mummy Brown: A Modern Pigment’s Problematic Past - https://harvardartmuseums.org/tour/770/slide/12414