Anthropological and analytical studies of two Egyptian human mummies’ heads from Deir-el-Medineh
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This paper focused on a multidisciplinary study of mummification balms’ constituents from two Egyptian mummies’ heads belonging to the Osteology collection Confluences museum in Lyon (France). These individuals come same necropolis, Deir el-Medineh Upper Egypt. They were coated with particular substances not often encountered studies balms. The objective was identify composition types samples found each individual: an amorphous material resembling mummy balm and sandy substance. knowledge anthropology practices associated analytical chemistry balms permitted obtain global characterization these persons. FTIR GC–MS results notably observe (i) presence fat beeswax within black (ii) natron, fatty matter mastic resin samples; samplings are uncommon ancient
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عنوان ژورنال: Materials Letters
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1873-4979', '0167-577X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.133265