Mummies

The MFA also sponsored several archaeological expeditions to Egypt, a hundred years ago. They retain a huge collection of artefacts from those explorations. I was amazed that the wooden sarcophagus shown here dates from 700BC! It was in such good condition. PS. In The Met we saw a plain wooden sarcophagus that was a thousand years older still!

Rainy Boston

October 9th 2016
Geo: 42.3521, -71.0513I think we are experiencing the peripheral effects of Hurricane Matthew here today. We had planned an adventurous walk around North End but the rain drove us to several Uber rides instead. Uber now has a 'ride sharing' option that further reduces costs, but also time predictability.First to the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum and then to the Boston Museum of F ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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