Catching up with Salima!
The AUC Press Nature Foldouts may never have happened without Salima Ikram’s wondrous support and enthusiasm. I am beyond grateful to her! She is both a collaborator and mentor, as well as an incredible friend!
I have had the fortune of meeting up with her from Cairo to Luxor, but on this occasion she was in Los Angeles giving a fantastic presentation at the Bowers Museum for their exhibit Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt. As an Egyptologist and zoo-archeologist, Salima describes what we can learn from the study of animal remains and burials from ancient Egypt, and explains the elaborate process of mummifying animals including pets and votive offerings for the animal gods. It is a fantastic and unique insight to understanding ancient Egypt.
Salima was the scientific consultant for Ancient Egypt’s Wildlife; AUC Press Nature Foldout, which is currently sold out in the Bowers Museum store. However, they are available through AUC Press and Amazon.
Salima’s book, Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt (AUC Press 2005) is also available at the Bowers Museum and online.
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