Please watch the video link provided with today's date and answer the following questions on a piece of paper.  Please turn it in at the end of the hour in the turn in tray under the SmartBoard. Thanks!

1.  What is a physical anthropologist?

2.  Why are mummies so special?( according to Dr.Hunt)

3. What is the technical definition of a mummy? (according to Dr. Hunt)

4. The other reason mummies are so special is because of the trappings that are preserved with the body.  Please lists some of the items that were found with the mummy in the video.

5.What radiographic techniques are used to study the mummies and contents of the coffin? Why do they use these techniques?

6.What is on David Hunt's tie that he is wearing in this video?

7.Where can mummies be found?  Where are they located?

8.What conditions cause mummification?

9.What animals were mummified and shown in this video? Why were they mummified? What was the belief system?

10. What is the purpose of studying these mummies?  Why do we keep them around?  What purpose do they serve?

Bonus questions 1.  What is petroleum bitumen?  2.  What is a Nemes?

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