Stories
- Article
Bleeding healthy
For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.
- Photo story
My body, my hair
To depilate or not to depilate? Farah Esset and Eden Rickson share a collection of personal pictures and stories that explore the intimate interplay between body hair and identity.
- Article
A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
- Article
Why the world needs collectors
Those who collect play an important role as “facilitators of curiosity”, says Anna Faherty.
Catalogue
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Ancient Egypt under the Pharaohs / By John Kenrick.
Kenrick, John, 1788-1877.Date: 1850- Books
Ancient Egypt : a social history / B.G. Trigger [and others].
Date: 1983- Books
Ancient Egypt and the origin of anatomical science / by A.J.E. Cave.
Cave, A. J. E. (Alexander James Edward)Date: 1957- Books
Ancient Egyptian traditions of artificial mummification in the Christian period of Egypt / Elzbieta Prominska.
Promińska, ElżbietaDate: 1986- Books
Ancient Egypt : sources of information in the New York public library / compiled by Ida A. Pratt under the direction of Dr. Richard Gottheil.
New York Public Library.Date: 1925