Why Aussie Students are Trying to Save These Ancient Mummies

[@itbelis]

This is so incredible! I hope this amazing research is able to preserve such an amazing and ancient culture.

[@ausgeo]

We hope so too - we can't wait to hear more of their story! 🧡

[@kingbaldoz]

Pinsan ko yan! 🤘🏼

[@ausgeo]

🤩

[@mircat28]

Why don’t they put them in airtight glass cases like the Egyptian scientists did?

[@ausgeo]

While the Egyptian mummies are thousands of years old, people in Kabayan have living memories of these ancestors, and their culture still remains strong. A big part of the cultural tradition is that the mummies must remain in the man-made caves that they've been placed inside of, with as little disturbance as possible. That's why the team had to have so much consultation with them along the way - even just when installing the data loggers - and will be using their results to come up with solutions but consulting the community and ensuring they're happy before anything happens. 😊

[@tinmendez4121]

That would defeat the purpose of mummification of that region being part of its tradition. It's like saying, why not just put them in city museums.

[@tinmendez4121]

I love the tribe where you offer tabacco and gin, I think that's my tribe.

[@ausgeo]

They're definitely looked after in the afterlife! 😊