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1. The Odd History Of Eating Mummies

May 27, 2023 • DJ & Jamie • Episode 1

Welcome to episode one! Today we talk about the odd history of eating mummies. Strap in oddballs, this is going to be a good one.

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Citations for this Episode:

Blakemore, E. (2023, May 1). The Gory History of Europe’s Mummy-eating fad. History. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating- medical-cannibalism-gory-history?loggedin=true&rnd=1685218293609

Dawson, W. R. (1927). Mummy As A Drug. Proceedings Of The Royal Society of Medicine, 1(1), 34–39.

Magazine, S. (2012, May 6). The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/

Pace, M. M., & Huffman, T. (1998). Wrapped for eternity: The story of the Egyptian mummy. Peter Bedrick Books.