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Ötzi in 3d und Japans Monster-Mumien

Auf dieser Website kann man Ötzi, den „Mann vom Hauslabjoch (eine Gletschermumie aus der ausgehenden Jungsteinzeit [Neolithikum]) (Wikipedia)“, in 3D und auf Supersuperzoom-Fotos betrachten. Ich habe sie mir eben dank meiner tatsächlich vorhandenen 3D-Brille räumlich angesehen, die olle Steinzeit-Leiche. Die 3D-Brille stammt übrigens aus meiner Nightmare on Elmstreet-Box, aber das nur am Rande.

Gleichzeitig hat Pink Tentacle einen morbid-wundervollen Artikel über japanische Monster-Mumien am Start und dort gibt es tatsächlich verweste dreigesichtige Mumien und längst verstorbene Meerjungfrauen.

In Edo-period Japan — particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries — mermaid mummies were a common sight at popular sideshow carnivals called misemono. Over time, the practice of mermaid mummification blossomed into an art form as fishermen perfected techniques for stitching the heads and upper bodies of monkeys onto the bodies of fish. [..]

The mummy’s origin is unknown, but the collector says it was found in a wooden box that contained passages from a Buddhist sutra written in Sanskrit. Also in the box was a photograph of the mermaid and a note claiming it belonged to a man from Wakayama prefecture.

Icemanphotoscan (via MeFi), Monster mummies of Japan

Mummy Mickey Mouse: Vinyl Collectible Doll

The fashion house of Roen teams up with Medicom once again to create a version of Mickey that few ever get to see. In his latest Roen designed turn, Mickey gets bandaged up like a mummy but not quite all the way. Instead of a neat and concise wrapper that covers the rodent’s entire body, the bandages are loose and haphazardly arranged. Other notable features include a paintbrush in Mickey’s right hand and a tongue that hangs loosely from the Mickster’s mouth.

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Marvel Mummies Attack Manhattan!

The above cover for Marvel Adventures Hulk #13 caught my eye for a number of reasons: First there’s the pre-aged look of a pulp fiction magazine, but then as you look further you see that the mummies are the good guys — oh no!

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Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy hold more than 8000 mummies, from artists and surgeons to military figures and monks who died between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 20th. The bodies are embalmed, fully clothed, and many of them posed as if they were still alive. As the bodies have decayed, albeit slowly, over the years, the catacombs experience apparently has become even more surreal.

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Mummyfize this!

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Ich wollte schon immer mal wissen, wir genau so eine Einbalsamierung und Mumifizierung von statten geh. In diesem Flashdings kann man selber mal ein bißchen Gehirn durch die Nase popeln.