What can we learn about the lives of ancient populations and how does this compare to modern societies? The boy lived during the Roman period of ancient Egypt (AD80–120), a time we know a lot about due to the Romans taking censuses and records of illness.

In this episode of Thinking With Things Professor Sarah Harper (Gerontology, University of Oxford) looks at the Mummified Child at the Ashmolean Museum. http://www.ashmolean.org/podcasts/