Victorian Egyptomania (Ouija Board Series)

We take a detour in our look at the Ouija board and dive into Victorian Egyptomania. In the Victorian Era, people were really into death and the supernatural. Americans and Europeans also started traveling to Egypt and bringing back mummies and other pieces of Egyptian culture. We talk about some of the weird stuff that Victorians did with Egyptian artifacts, some now-destroyed Egyptian Revival buildings in NYC, and what all of this has to do with Ouija. Highlights include: • An Egyptian Revival prison built on quicksand in New York City • Mummy unwrappings • Creepy automatons and mad scientists • Mummies as medicine • Jewelry made from real scarab beetles • Imperialism and stealing Ancient Egyptian artifacts • Indiana Jones-style hijinks • A giant Egyptian-influenced reservoir that used to sit in the middle of midtown Manhattan For our shownotes, including our sources, visit buriedsecretspodcast.com. You can listen to more audio on our patreon ($3/month): https://www.patreon.com/buriedsecrets Follow us on instagram @buriedsecretspodcast, and follow Jen @jenmariewilde. E-mail us at [email protected].