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Ancient Egyptian tomb warnings, curses and ghosts

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By Dan Potter, Miriam McLeod, Danielle Connolly
| nms.ac.uk
Detail of a stone inscribed in black ink (hieratic) with a tomb warning, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Egypt, c.1295-1069 BC. With The Tomb: Ancient Egyptian Burial exhibition currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland, I wanted to take the opportunity to discuss the popular misconception that ancient Egyptian tombs all contain curses. This idea became widespread due to the sensationalist journalism that followed the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
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Using museum technology to look inside a pair of 18th Century shoes

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By Danielle Connolly, Miriam McLeod, Vicki Hanley, Rosie Nuttall
| nms.ac.uk
A pair of women’s shoes, dated c.1730-1760, came into Textile Conservation to be prepared for display in our Fashion & Style gallery. They are intended to replace a pair of 18th century shoes that are currently on display. This is an example of best practice known as ‘rotation’ in the museum world.
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