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Podcast: Witness History
Episode: Ramesses II's 'mummy makeover'
Description: In 1976, the 3,000-year-old mummy of Ramesses II was found to have a fungal infection.The embalmed body of the Egyptian pharaoh was flown from Cairo to Paris for a once-in-a-deathtime makeover.It received a royal welcome at the airport, and was guarded throughout its restoration, which took place at the Musee de l’Homme.Anne-Marie Goden worked as a receptionist at the museum. She tells Gill Kearsley the extraordinary story of the restoration.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take yo...