In the 19th century, Europe was consumed by Egyptomania. Ancient mummies, once sacred, became commodities — sold at auction, displayed in drawing rooms, and even ground into powder.
The craze exploded in 1834, when surgeon Thomas Joseph Pettigrew staged a public mummy unwrapping in London. Nicknamed “Mummy Pettigrew,” he turned sacred remains into grotesque entertainment, hosting parties where aristocrats watched linen peeled away from ancient bodies.
This video explores:
• How mummy unwrapping parties began
• Why Victorians were obsessed with death and spectacle
• The destruction of priceless artifacts in the name of fashion and science
• The legacy of Pettigrew and the shift to modern archaeology
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