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Cleveland
Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, Ohio |
Thank you for a wonderful
two-day visit in October. I met with 350 students from all over the
Cleveland area. Then I held two smaller sessions with members and the general
public--and the Future Scientists who spend a good part of every Saturday at the
Museum (and out in the field).
I talked about
mummies--Egyptian, bog bodies, Chinchorro, Guanajuato, and more. And I was given
a great behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum, including a lengthy stop in the
Hammann-Todd Osteology Collection, which includes the bones of over 3,000
Clevelanders and an Egyptian mummy or two.
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 The bones of Senbi the
Scribe. The blackened areas are the remains of the resin which was
liberally applied to many Egyptian mummies. The small boxes on the right
contain the mummy's feet and hands (they are no longer whole, but
portions are still wrapped in centuries-old linen). (Click the photo for
a larger view.) |
I wish to thank everyone
on the Museum Staff--you made my stay in Cleveland a real pleasure. I especially
want to thank Bob Segedi who was my guide and mentor while I was there. You
took me to see some incredible sights, Bob, including the Louis Comfort Tiffany
Chapel and President Garfield's Tomb at a nearby cemetery.
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 Bob Segedi with Senbi and
a Future Scientist at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. (Click
the photo for a larger view.) |
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