Alexandra

Biomedical Egyptologist. Conservator. Cupcake connoisseur. Student at @knhcentremcr

[mummiesatmanchester @mummiesatmcr]

We are so proud our recent MSc graduate, Sofia, who has published her dissertation on the brain in ancient Egypt! Check out the link to preorder a copy - https://t.co/BrsmGzQIV2

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

I did it! Check out my graduation video from #StageClip | #ClassOf2022 : https://t.co/XaSXQWpaFs

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

@McrMuseum Oh no! Can’t believe I missed this!!! 😭

[ISSE @issegyptomania]

Interested in learning about Egyptomania? Scarab jewellery? Tutankhamun? A strange sarcophagus? Ancient Egypt inspired makeup? Art history? Mummies and medicine? & MORE? Then come along to our conference this weekend! Also members go FREE! Tickets & info: https://t.co/xdoo5EKs3W

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Downside to living central Manchester definitely has to be the baby drunks singing at the top of their voices outside your window at 3am!

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

All moved in at my new place. Surrounded by stacks of books and not a single shelf to put them on! 😱

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Field trip! I feel like a kid again! 🤣 #wmc2022 #bolzano #mummycongress #mummies

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

So sad to hear of the Queen’s passing. I hope history remembers her kindly.

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Last session of #wmc2022 is now under way (😢). Looking at funerary archaeology and imaging. #mummycongress #mummies #bolzano

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

It’s our last day of talks today and we are looking at conservation and museology. (With a fab inside view of @MuseoEgizio’s mummy exhibition space!) #wmc2022 #mummycongress #mummies #bolzano

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Conference dinner is in full swing at Maretsch Castle in #bolzano. Going great if the noise level is any judge! #wmc2022 #mummycongress #mummies

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

@gothicbookworm Which has just been announced as being held in Cusco, Peru in 2025. 💕

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Day 2 of #wmc2022 and we are currently looking at Egyptian Coptic mummies. Not a period I’m familiar with but fascinating! #mummies #mummycongress #bolzano

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

@gothicbookworm I fully recommend it! This is my second Mummy Congress and I’m definitely planning for the third.

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

And now Dr Robert Loynes presenting a talk on Ptolemaic Period #mummies. #wmc2022 #mummycongress #bolzano @knhcentremcr

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Mummification methods are our post-lunch session today. Starting off with some histology from Chiara Rossetti #wmc2022 #mummycongress #mummies #bolzano

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

And now for Jack Sharpen a PhD student at @knhcentremcr presenting on tissue degradation #wmc2022 #mummycongress #mummies #bolzano

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Dr Jenefer Metcalfe from the @knhcentremcr presenting on Nubian mummies. #wmc2022 #mummycongress #mummies #bolzano

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

I believe full 3D digital records are essential for the future of our global collections. Sometimes we just can’t wait.

[Nicola Lercari @NicolaLercari]

Call for support to digitise #UkrainianHeritage in 3D. Event with guest speakers and #GoFundMe campaign

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Off to a great start on day 3 of the #wmc2022 at #bolzano. European, Near Eastern, & North African #mummies this morning. 💕 #mummycongress

[Alexandra @ACJ_Warwick]

Presenting my poster at #wmc2022 today! #mummycongress #mummies #bolzano