The Ancient Art of Creatively Posing Your Mummy
by David Wong
…of a 600 year-old corpse that appears to have been frozen in the moment of a terrifying death, probably being attacked by a velociraptor or something.But it pays to read, because this quote from the article makes it a thousand times better:
So I run into this striking photo…
…of a 600 year-old corpse that appears to have been frozen in the moment of a terrifying death, probably being attacked by a velociraptor or something.But it pays to read, because this quote from the article makes it a thousand times better:
“The remarkable mummy was found in a hidden burial vault in the Amazon… and has survived thanks to the embalming skills of her tribe…”
That’s right. She didn’t die in that position. The embalmer posed her that way. Presumably because he thought it would be funny. And I believe, ladies and gentlemen, that it’s time for me to change my will.
