Me: coming from Baumgartner Restoration (painting restoration dude on youtube) Conservator: Japanese tissue paper Me: ayyyy wahshikozo

@lizziejones8508

4 жыл бұрын

yeeesssss, my thoughts exactly!

@Snortimusgoutimas

4 жыл бұрын

The fact i came from the exact same tuber. This one of them youtube binge things isn't it. Restorations.

@poisonrose5731

4 жыл бұрын

So glad I'm not the only one!!

@tomaszlosinski875

4 жыл бұрын

Me, coming from David bull then to baumgartner restoration: is that paper used in everything?

@oo-ll4vi

4 жыл бұрын

same lol just came from Baumgartner too lol

Baby croc: Hey Mum... Mama croc: Yes dear? Baby croc: We're much better cared for dead than alive. Mama: Yes we are, dear, yes we are. Now lie still, here comes the lady with the vacuum and cotton balls.

@NikkiHoyland

4 жыл бұрын

@Jacob Zondag a quick search suggests unfortunately it was most likely killed specifically for this process :(

@georgeballard1134

4 жыл бұрын

I can't breath

@lolalola2323

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@bepinkfloyd814

2 жыл бұрын

There was An entire city were they worshipped them, i can't remember the name of the god with the crocodile head but It was a very important one. In a part of Egypt they worshipped crocodiles in other parts they didn't. Funny thing is that there was always one croc that was the "son" of this god, usually was the biggest one, they gave him always a lot to eat things like sweetcakes and wine... so It basically was massive and drunk xD

@chickendrawsdogs3343

2 жыл бұрын

@@bepinkfloyd814 Krododilopolis in Faiyum?

Must be the first time someone has said 'I was delighted when the Crocodile came my way'.

@Widdekuu91

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA I wanted to type the exact same, you beat me to it! Thumbs up ^_^

Me, chillin and vibing to Baumgartner Restoration: My youtube recommended: "Conservation of a crocodile mummy :) " Me: " a *W H A T* "

@happyhoney2000

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Time same!!

@frxnkie.mp3

4 жыл бұрын

YES

@bleu2910

4 жыл бұрын

literally

@tracycuevas4626

4 жыл бұрын

Lol me tooo

@josefine635

4 жыл бұрын

same lmaooo

I guess after years of working in conservation, Barbara Wellis developed legendary patience and a sort of stress-free air to her. She’s just amazing to watch and listen to.

@MissLizzanna

4 жыл бұрын

Blue 2003 Toyota Echo I could listen to her talk all day.

@Anchored4

4 жыл бұрын

Blue 2003 Toyota Echo Yes!! Watching this video I was like “she should do audio books and ASMR”

@lolalola2323

3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed listening to her

The patience, attention and skill that Barbara Wills brought to the table as a conservator is impressive.

@angelkotilainen

5 жыл бұрын

What did you do today? 'Oh I vaccuumed a B.C mummified crocodile's cracks' Oh that's nice. normal day at the office, lol :)

@jacobsack

5 жыл бұрын

@@angelkotilainen soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring

@aaronjaben7913

4 жыл бұрын

imagine going out into the street after being in that miniature reality all day

@angeliqueoren2462

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacobsack then don't watch it, idiot!

@elkwolf2888

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaronjaben7913 Right!? It can be a shock just to get up from doing a puzzle or cooking for hours and experience the hectic nature of modern living. But with a project like this there's so much pressure not to mess up and you don't have a recipe or picture on the front of the box to guide you, so to be able to get into the zone and stay there while just... calmly cleaning a square centimeter of ANCIENT CROCODILE at a time with a mouse vacuum and goop on a stick? Amazing. I felt the need to elaborate on this subject but wasn't sure where to start, I'm glad someone mentioned it in the comments! It was like a writing prompt, thank you.

Pretty sure the two metal objects are the hands of a clock once swallowed... ;)

@altarush

6 жыл бұрын

As long as it isn't Captain Hook, it is okay.

@teddysalad8227

6 жыл бұрын

Probably jewelry from someone it ate.

@AntiUTTP894

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@lordgoddrid1555

5 жыл бұрын

Doctor looking at the CT scan: "Hmmmm we see to have spotted human remains in this Crocodile". Me: "Is it Captain cook? The clock hands are in there right?"

@F0nkyNinja

5 жыл бұрын

@@lordgoddrid1555 Captain cook?

1:56 the guy in the DOMO t-shirt is my hero

@Paulamdz

5 жыл бұрын

Omg they liked this 😂

@whatzittooya9012

4 жыл бұрын

@@Paulamdz Well now we know which one of their staffers runs the YT account

I read the title as *"Conversation with crocodile mummy"* Kay, I'll sleep now.

@louise-yo7kz

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I could listen to Barbara Wills talk for hours. Her voice is so soothing. The best unintentional ASMR on the internet that I’ve ever experienced. And such fascinating subject matter! @thebrithishmuseum more Barbara Wills, please!!! 😍😍😍

@lucye8381

5 жыл бұрын

I agree completely! Barbara's voice is incredibly soothing, I'd listen to her for hours.

@ariesgirlkara2603

5 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who noticed her soothing voice;).

@aliciadear

5 жыл бұрын

The C Word S01E02: Human Remains has some of her talking! Yes I totally searched her! starts at 24 : 20 in that video!

@tanjaridder8277

4 жыл бұрын

She sounds like she is talking in REM sleep.

Great video. It would be nice to see some kind of digital reconstruction of what it might have looked like when it was just mummified. I imagine the resin which covers the crocodile wasn't always this dark, if it's just conifer resin and beeswax. Maybe clear and golden..

@Shanshan12988

6 жыл бұрын

this isnt nat geo wild lol

@ottogobey3462

5 жыл бұрын

is the black not bitumen?

@legobunny

5 жыл бұрын

great point

@lazygardens

5 жыл бұрын

she mentions "bitumen surface", which is asphalt. So the final form was always black like that.

@lazygardens

5 жыл бұрын

my bad ... but beeswax will oxidise to a dark color within a few years ... as people who use "granny's polish" of beeswax and linseed oil discover.

I could listen to Barbara Wills talk forever. Such a soothing voice and very detailed explanations.

Let's take a minute to appreciate how adorable Barbara is.

Lacoste called, they want their founder back.

@misskwannie

4 жыл бұрын

Now Go Away And Do Something Good Hahahah

The babies stuck to mommy's back for all eternity is both tragic and adorable at the same time. I wonder what happened to them to all die like that.

@Oialca

5 жыл бұрын

Angel sorry did you actually watch this video in its entirety?

@corndog4ever

5 жыл бұрын

They didn't die on the mom's back like that. They were just mummified that way.

@kgrobinson007

5 жыл бұрын

@@corndog4ever I think she meant in general why did they die. My thinking is that surely they didn't all just die naturally, especially if there were possibly 30 of them. What would cause all 30 of the hatchlings to die at once? Or did those in charge of the mummification decide that this crocodile needed servants in the afterlife, so they decided to round up some hatchlings to accompany it, which also makes me skeptical about them even belonging to the larger crocodile. Did they even confirm that the crocodile was female? There are a lot of questions that this brought up for me.

@corndog4ever

5 жыл бұрын

@@kgrobinson007 my vote is that the hatchlings were killed for burial purposes

@13gladius28

5 жыл бұрын

This crocodile is male. The hatchlings were probably sacrificed. No big deal

"And that it's _safe_ to be displayed.." My halfasleep brain at midnight; 'Yeah....duh.. ..ofcourse. It's a crocodile..."

What a wonderful world we live in! I love that there are people who are so passionate about their work!

Imagine barbra reading a bedtime story. I would fall asleep after 2 words

Thank you so much for putting so much effort into your videos. It's so inspiring to see how committed your conservators and curators are. Keep it up! Greetings from Germany

Thank you, this is exactly the kind of behind the scenes video I love, where we get to learn about the science that goes on within a working museum.

I've used an SEM before for imaging prehistoric shark teeth (and also some random dead bugs laying around my university) but I would never have considered its applicability to crocodile mummies. What a wonderful machine

@anomalyp8584

5 жыл бұрын

i think you can use it for everything :p

@fathallahelfatehy3279

4 жыл бұрын

You can observe every biological material

@Oldbmwr100rs

4 жыл бұрын

You can buy parts to build your own! There's even kits and instructions, which sounds like an amazing project really.

3000 years old and shes worrying about getting another 50 out of it

@danielmcsween884

4 жыл бұрын

300?

@jackgreen4789

4 жыл бұрын

3000, it’s from Ancient Egypt not the 17 hundreds

@twistedtachyon5877

3 жыл бұрын

Such is the curse of archaeology. If you find a thing, you've more than likely already lost what kept it intact for millennia. Plus, generally, the more degradation sets in, the more rapidly things degrade.

I remember the first time I ever saw a mummified crocodile, it completely blew my mind. What a fascinating piece of archeology! 🐊

Super interesting. Nice to learn about the conservation techniques in such detail, while still thinking about how in the past someone cared enough about these animals to want to preserve them for thousands of years.

Nobody is talking about that lady’s soothing voice

"By osiris where did I leave that crocodile jerky.... I even put my classic honey resin on it"

Sobek The Crocodile God sounds so epic

I will be starting a conservation Ba in London this year- so very inspiring, thanks a lot!!

@charlieguy6872

6 жыл бұрын

Fancy running into you here lol

@iLitAfuseiCantStop

5 жыл бұрын

Layan Harman Hope it’s going well. You are absolutely living my dream.

@leiajiang7877

5 жыл бұрын

Thats cool

@sydneygrace2665

5 жыл бұрын

@@iLitAfuseiCantStop you could do it too !!

@somniumisdreaming

5 жыл бұрын

How did your BA go?

The quality ist amazing, keep going! Thanks for sharing and greetings from Germany.

Crazy to think you're staring at the exact same creature someone from thousands of years ago could've seen...

Amazing! Thank you for this. Please do more of these!

3,000 year old animal remains are just mind blowing. Someone living once came face to face with that creature and it is every bit as imposing today.

Excellent overview of many aspects involved in the conservation of a crocodile mummy.

This is absolutely amazing.

Awesome piece of zooarchaeology!

Wow, this was pretty cool to see. I have never seen a mummified crocodile before. This was so neat to see. Thank you for sharing this awesome/amazing video.

These type work make a history for next coming generation..👍👍 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

Oh my gwaddd... her hair was so funky. Love it

Great video! Fascinating to get a look behind the scenes! Hope you keep these videos coming :)

Nicely done indeed! 😎👍👍 Sincerely Tom Weidler in Las Vegas Nevada ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

my recommendation list is getting weirder.

this sounds like a fun job. very precise and meditative

One of the earliest examples of a proper surfboard. Pharaohs used to ride these mummified crocodiles and catch sick waves on ancient Nile waters.

Can you make a video about How dose some one become a curator for the British Museum or What they need to do to get there?

@sarahb4356

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Huicochea there isn’t really any set pathway for many museum positions, I’m pretty sure the KZread channel ‘the brain scoop’ has a video or perhaps a couple that address various people that work in the field museum in Chicago and how they ended up in their current roles.

@WardancerHB

5 жыл бұрын

knowing spelling might help...

@introverttaciturn4133

5 жыл бұрын

Idk. Some Ph.D or master's in Archaeology, Biochemistry, Anthropology, or some odd science ish.

@sydneygrace2665

5 жыл бұрын

BA in conservation !

@damonturnbull5903

4 жыл бұрын

@@WardancerHB Well actually no. A lot of academics don't spell well. Not all obviously. That's why we have editors. Mark Huicochea you follow ur dream. Don't let wankers like this put you off

Thanks for delivering!

@britishmuseum

8 жыл бұрын

No worries, glad you like it!

Great video! Greetings from singapore😀

Who needs therapy when you have this. Watching this is so relaxing.

The electron images of the age maintained fibers were amazing to see

Soo very informative. Thank you.

Man, ancient Egyptians were awesome. Who mummifies crocs?

I did really enjoyed it and gave your video a thumbs up

Wow that is a great find .. and i am realy eager to see that soon in the british museum

I saw some ancient Chinese and native American art in a museum once. That was probably the coolest experience of my life so far.

Her voice is fantastic

Fascinating! Please do another video about the role of sacred animals in Egyptian life and the purpose of their mummification.

As Mr. Spock would have said, fascinating!

Barbara’s voice is so relaxing

I watched this at 4 in the morning, and 10 hours later, here I am again. Also quitting 8 minutes, maybe I'll come back soon and watch it all.

❤️Barbara Wills...what a voice. With those steady, skilled hands she could be surgeon as well.

@ericf7063

3 жыл бұрын

She reminds me of uncle Colm from Derry Girls.

I'm doing my BSc in conservation rn and I want her job.... (objects - organic in particular - are my main focus)

this is one of the most beautiful things I have seen. I absolutely LOVE THIS!

I could listen to Barbara Wellis talk all day

This is awesome

Barbara's voice is so relaxing 😴

what a beast, imagine if they were still alive.

Great, I would do anything to work in that lab, I hope the croc will still be on display when I get to London again.

Fascinating

Wow that's truly amazing what a job to have it would keep you busy

Good work!

After 4 years, have we found out what the 3 unidentified metals are?

That was very interesting and amazing

From a frame at The National Gallery, to books at Kings College, to Egyptology. Education for the kids today is so accelerated and eclectic compared to my uni days, mastering the microfiche. I'm a Fossil.

Wonderful.

"fragment of infant crocodile" sounds like a very specific ingredient to a witch's potion lol

Fantastic

Awesome!!!!

wonderful

So interesting!!

SEM is a SCANNING electron microscope, not a 'secondary electron microscope'.....unless they've renamed the blasted thing....

Any idea on why this croc in particular was so special? I don't imagine they mummified _every_ dead croc they happened across.

@glorfindel.

5 жыл бұрын

Ancient egyptians revered some animals as living representations of a deity. So, in this case, this crocodile was treated like a living version of Sobek, the crocodile goddess, and lived in a temple. When these divine animals died they were mummified and buried with all respect. (The Apis bull is the most famous example of this practice.) At the same time, there was also a cult of buying mummified animals and gift them as offerings to the god the animal was connected to (a mummified cat was gifted to Bastet). Hope this helped you :)

@angelkotilainen

5 жыл бұрын

She must have been a special crocodile in some way to them, especially as they put her dead babies with her.

@13gladius28

5 жыл бұрын

@@angelkotilainen It's a male crocodile

@13gladius28

5 жыл бұрын

@@glorfindel. That's amazing info; thanks

@Tsumami__

5 жыл бұрын

mike oak Not all the time. Over time it turned into a money making scheme, and people would mummify anything and pass the mummies off as cats or crocs to sell for a pretty penny. They've found tons of mummified animals that turned out to be nothing more than garbage or bits and pieces of other animals wrapped up.

thought the thumbnail was a crocodile going down a bowling alley

This is amazing, and also I find that crocodile really terrifying! Some primitive part of my brain maybe.

@louise-yo7kz

4 жыл бұрын

Me too😱😱😱

Ancient Egypt be like " Animal cruelty??? What's that?"

@larrym.johnson9219

3 жыл бұрын

Please remember that ancient Egyptians worships many deities and the crocodile was one of them the crocodile perished and they mummified it most likely don't place your modern sensibilities in the ancient past.

@douglasparkinson4123

2 жыл бұрын

they let it die then mummified it. after its dead its a corpse. its an empty vessel that can never be refilled. its a teapot with a hole in the bottom you cant patch up. its worthless except as a reminder of what was. this mummification preserved that reminder to the point at which it did gain worth as an antique and a curiosity

Me: conversation with a crocodile mummy. Hmm, should be interesting. Me, later: OH! Oh well, I'm all in now.

Very good. :D

i love barbara's voice

I still do not get how this mummy ended up in the UK? You mentioned it was excavated in Kom Ombo, Egypt. in 1985, Khediwi Abbas II was ruling Egypt. Under what treaty or agreement was this mummy (and I am sure other antiquities as well) were transferred to the UK?

Do you know the name of the music used ?

very cool

Neatly Done👍🏻

Odd observation I know, but it’s interesting that the shape of crocodiles face at 5:22 & the lines of the chair at 5:32 are so similar 🐊

This is absolutely so beautiful I hope to see it some day.

I really wanna know what metal stuff that crocodile had in its stomach

@khadrtrudeau1662

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, their was not a lot of metal around 3000 years ago.

@chuggon7595

4 жыл бұрын

Proabably Iron from a meteorite

@bustedkeaton

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadrtrudeau1662 huh????

@user-vu2yb1gy4l

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadrtrudeau1662 what??? of course there was metal 3000 years ago

@JohnyG29

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadrtrudeau1662 Yes there was. It was called the Bronze Age for goodness sake lol.

This is why I want to become a curator!

However, I thank you for the good preservation of our monuments. Although I guess getting it back to Egypt is out of the question.

I was watching a chess tutorial...How did I end up here?

Barbara seems like a lovely person

@britishmuseum

5 жыл бұрын

She very much is

I wonder how one goes about catching a danger log and her clutch of babies. The mummification itself is amazing, but I'm super curious about obtaining the animal.

Interesting.

Loved seeing all these badass women scientists!