Open AccessEgyptian Mummies at the Redpath Museum: Unravelling the History of McGill University’s Collection
Author(s) -
Barbara Lawson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
fontanus from the collections of mcgill university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0838-2026
DOI - 10.26443/fo.v14i.281
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , natural history , object (grammar) , history , scientific discovery , library science , art history , archaeology , computer science , artificial intelligence , medicine , psychology , cognitive science
This article provides the context for the acquisition of the Egyptian Mummies collection at the Redpath Museum through donors such as James Ferrier, Sir Thomas Roddick and the Montreal Natural History Society. Since the 19th century the Mummies have solicited a great deal of public interest and have also been the object of rigorous scientific studies, this paper explores the history of the collection at Redpath and the impact of new technologies on adding to our knowledge of the collection.