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Who's Your Mummy? The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
In 1972 the Nieman-Marcus holiday catalog offered his-and-hers ancient Egyptian sarcophagi. They were guaranteed to be at least 4,000 years old and touted as perfect for the "people who have everything." At that time the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum was assembling what is now the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts in Western North America and purchased the items. When the boxes were being unpacked in San Jose, stunned workers discovered that inside one of the coffins was a mummy.

Originally investigation determined this mummy be that of a high priest named Usermontu. However recently evidence has been uncovered that indicates that he may, in fact, be one of the missing Ramses pharaohs. Who ever he is, he joins the museum's five other mummies on display. Currently there are more than 4,000 ancient artifacts at the museum including a 1.5 million year old stone hand axe. Another popular feature of the museum is the multi-level, walk through stone tomb. The museum also offers lectures, special programs, as well as a plantarium.

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