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Please note: today's new blog contains images of human remains. You can read Peopling the Past’s statement on the discussion and display of human remains here: peoplingthepast.com/2021/03/19/b... /end
Blog Post #19: Peopling the Past’s Approach to the Study and Display Human Remains
In this important post, Peopling the Past video producer, Christine Johnston, outlines some of the major ethical issues in excavating and displaying human remains, and explains Peopling the Past…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Please note: today's new blog contains images of human remains. You can read Peopling the Past’s statement on the discussion and display of human remains here: peoplingthepast.com/2021/03/19/b... /end
In this scene, Demeter appears as the veiled figure, with one hand raised to her head suggesting a gesture of mourning. In front of her, five women and a boy perform a dance leading toward an altar, attended by a priestess with a sacred winnowing fan /end.
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In this scene, Demeter appears as the veiled figure, with one hand raised to her head suggesting a gesture of mourning. In front of her, five women and a boy perform a dance leading toward an altar, attended by a priestess with a sacred winnowing fan /end.
This particular kylix is attributed to the Painter of the Burgon Sianas and dates from 560–550 BCE. Connecting back to the harvest theme, the kylix possibly depicts a scene from the Thesmophoria, an agricultural fertility festival celebrated by the wives of Athenian citizens /2
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This particular kylix is attributed to the Painter of the Burgon Sianas and dates from 560–550 BCE. Connecting back to the harvest theme, the kylix possibly depicts a scene from the Thesmophoria, an agricultural fertility festival celebrated by the wives of Athenian citizens /2
It’s authors include Basma Nagy, Fady Samy, Hagar Abdelmaged, Mina H. Fekry, and Monica Mansour. The documention for this project was undertaken by Hassan Yousry. The authors would also like to thank Medrar for Contemporary Art for hosting the workshop: peoplingthepast.com/2025/10/31/b...
Blog #112: “What Should You Do When You Encounter One of Our Egyptian Mummified Ancestors?” A 12-Point Manifesto on How to Deal with Egyptian Mummified Ancestral Remains with Egypt’s Dispersed Heritag...
In this week’s blog post, we feature the work of our Egyptian colleagues from the Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage project. Here, they offer us a 12-point manifesto which highlights the ways …
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October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s authors include Basma Nagy, Fady Samy, Hagar Abdelmaged, Mina H. Fekry, and Monica Mansour. The documention for this project was undertaken by Hassan Yousry. The authors would also like to thank Medrar for Contemporary Art for hosting the workshop: peoplingthepast.com/2025/10/31/b...
This article is multilingual, with the Arabic version following the English text. It was written during a writing workshop in Cairo, Egypt, facilitated by Fatma Elzahraa, in collaboration with Millennial 3al A5er, Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage, & the Horniman Museum and Gardens for Peopling the Past /3
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This article is multilingual, with the Arabic version following the English text. It was written during a writing workshop in Cairo, Egypt, facilitated by Fatma Elzahraa, in collaboration with Millennial 3al A5er, Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage, & the Horniman Museum and Gardens for Peopling the Past /3
This manifesto is a collective Egyptian attempt to tell the world how to treat our Egyptian mummified ancestral remains with respect; not as museum pieces or tourist curiosities, but as human bodies that once belonged to real people, all of whom have contemporary Egyptian descendant grandchildren /2
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This manifesto is a collective Egyptian attempt to tell the world how to treat our Egyptian mummified ancestral remains with respect; not as museum pieces or tourist curiosities, but as human bodies that once belonged to real people, all of whom have contemporary Egyptian descendant grandchildren /2
Please note that this is multilingual post, with the Arabic version following the English text /end
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Blog #112: “What Should You Do When You Encounter One of Our Egyptian Mummified Ancestors?” A 12-Point Manifesto on How to Deal with Egyptian Mummified Ancestral Remains with Egypt’s Dispersed Heritag...
In this week’s blog post, we feature the work of our Egyptian colleagues from the Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage project. Here, they offer us a 12-point manifesto which highlights the ways …
peoplingthepast.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Please note that this is multilingual post, with the Arabic version following the English text /end
peoplingthepast.com/2025/10/31/b...
peoplingthepast.com/2025/10/31/b...
This manifesto is a collective Egyptian attempt to tell the world how to treat our Egyptian mummified ancestral remains with respect; not as museum pieces or tourist curiosities, but as human bodies that once belonged to real people all of whom have contemporary Egyptian descendant grandchildren /2
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This manifesto is a collective Egyptian attempt to tell the world how to treat our Egyptian mummified ancestral remains with respect; not as museum pieces or tourist curiosities, but as human bodies that once belonged to real people all of whom have contemporary Egyptian descendant grandchildren /2