Scientists Examined These Portraits Of Egyptian Mummies And Uncovered Their 2,000 Year Old Secrets

Scientists Examined These Portraits Of Egyptian Mummies And Uncovered Their 2,000 Year Old Secrets Archaeologists working in Egypt uncovered a stunning collection of mummy portraits in 1899. Eerily familiar, the works are likenesses of the dead attached to their mummified remains, and they were created when the Romans held sway in Egypt some 2,000 years ago. The portraits had languished in storage ever since their discovery. But by 2015… ►Image credits: Image: Northwestern Now Image: Eloquence Image: Lawrence Alma-Tadema Image: ASaber91 Image: Print Collector/Getty Images Image: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin Image: Charles J Sharp Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art Image: Walters Art Museum Image: YouTube/Marc Walton/https://bit.ly/2RAHOji Image: Ashmolean Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images ► SUBSCRIBE US: https://goo.gl/CAyFbx ► Like us Our Facebook Page: https://goo.gl/SBs38W ► Follow On Twitter: https://goo.gl/nvhzU6 ► Follow Us On Instagram : https://goo.gl/3UXcnx ► Audio by Scott Leffler -- scottleffler.com For copyright matters relating to our channel please contact us directly at : [email protected] #let_me_know #History