She began sharing her artwork- reimagined artist “books” featuring sea glass, plastics and fish bones, for example-on TikTok in spring 2020, and as she gained more followers, curious commenters wanted more information about the science and history she explored in her art. The daughter of a geologist, Rutherford is a Wisconsin-based artist and professor whose large-scale mixed media projects focus on the Great Lakes, often exploring pollution, erosion and climate change through natural and synthetic materials she’s found on the shores of Lake Michigan. TikTok creator Geo Rutherford ( has been highlighting haunted hydrology-everything from dangerously acidic waters to alien-like extremophile life forms-each day of October in her 31-day “Spooky Lakes” series. Mummies were found with traces of nicotine and cocaine from South America.From a boiling river in the Peruvian Amazon to the blood-red Lake Natron in Tanzania, bodies of water on Earth-and beyond-can be odd, disgusting, mysterious, frightening, deadly and even a little spooky. In the marketplace, people created, sold, and purchased statues of gods, food, and drinks. Saqqara of the Past (03:18)Ī row of temples and buildings devoted to sacred animals housed nearly 1,000 animals. Secrets of the Grave (02:18)Īrchaeologists discovered a humanoid looking mummy that was fashioned around a bird, and a human bone wrapped with linens to portray a cat. The identify mud packed into the shape of a crocodile and a baboon once thought to be a mummified baby buried with a princess. Scientists x-ray mummies to decipher illusions. Pots found in Saqqara without mummified animals indicates the business became corrupt. Corruption in Mummification (02:43)īreeding, slaughtering, and mummifying animals was a lucrative industry in Ancient Egypt. Some believe Ancient Egyptians cruelly killed a variety of animal species. A human and animal relations specialist identifies the cause of death for a mummified cat, strangulation. Skulls of the mothers of Apis bulls reveal that cows were kept alive after they had lost their teeth. Baboons were bred in Egypt and kept in inhumane conditions, forcing them into early death. Imported animals like monkeys were also mummified. Some species of animals, like the griffon vulture, were preserved. Egyptian religion regarded the universe as living, with everything in its place the gods looked after all living things. Saqqara, the burial place of the Apis bull and millions of mummified animals, is the most studied site. Mummified animals dedicated to various gods are still housed in some Egyptian sites. Sacred Animal Burial Sites (02:28)Īncient Egyptians devoted temples to gods and dedicated cemeteries to animals. The entrails would have been washed or teased out to prevent rotting. Little evidence remains to explain the preparation of the bulls' bodies. Apis Bulls (02:38)Īround 150 years ago, a tomb dedicated to bulls was found in Ancient Egypt. Pharaohs were transported to tombs at Saqqara. After 40 days, the bodies were wrapped in entirety. Sometimes embalmers removed organs and dried them with natron. In the 1970s, scientists mummified rats to recreate the processes done by Ancient Egyptians. The average lifespan of Ancient Egyptians was 30 years the idea of coming to life again in another world was attractive. They worshiped live bulls, allowing them to live in luxury, before burying them in tombs. Their gods often took the shapes of animals. Ray says that Ancient Egyptians were agricultural and believed that animals shared the world of the gods with humans. Ancient Egyptians domesticated wild animals and performed rudimentary veterinary techniques on their cattle. The hot sands of shallow graves prevented bacterial growth and preserved bodies for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptian Wildlife (03:19)Īncestors of the Ancient Egyptians honored animals in life and death. Advents in technology allow experts to collect information from mummified animals. Approximately 300,000 mummified cats were shipped to Liverpool, England and used for fertilization and fuel they were thought to transmit cholera and death through curses. In the 19th century, millions of mummies were found in the catacombs. Writings preserved on pottery indicate the Egyptians believed the animals were gods or links to gods. Embalming Animal Gods (03:04)īritish archaeologist John Ray found tombs full of mummified animals in the ancient Egyptian city Saqqara. For 3,5000 years, Ancient Egyptians used sophisticated techniques of mummification, believing their spirits needed their bodies preserved as perfectly as possible to live again in the after life. Scientists have been studying ancient mummies for 200 years and are still finding new evidence via modern technology. Creatures of the Gods (03:19) FREE PREVIEW
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