The Carmo Archaeological Museum

Wanda Marcussen

by Wanda Marcussen
published on 08 April 2019

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The Carmo Archaeological Museum, located within The Church of Santa Maria do Carmo which was founded in 1389 CE by D. Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431 CE). Three mummies are on display: one ancient Egyptian mummy from the 3rd-2nd century BCE and two mummies from Peru from the Chancay culture (c. 1000-c.1500 CE), dating from the 16th century CE.

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Wanda Marcussen

Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.

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Marcussen, W. (2019, April 08). The Carmo Archaeological Museum. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10434/the-carmo-archaeological-museum/

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