Secrets to making mummies revealed in ancient urns.

  • Published In: Sciencemag.org, 2023. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Curry, Andrew 3 of 3

Abstract

Scientists discover the chemicals applied to corpses in a 2700-year-old mummification workshop For the ancient Egyptians, mummification was a spiritual process imbued with deep meaning. "It was a protoindustrial mummification workshop for the upper class", Stockhammer says. But vessels labeled I antiu i at the mummification workshop contained other substances - most notably cedar, sourced at the time from the mountains of Lebanon. [Extracted from the article]

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  • Source:Sciencemag.org. 2023/02, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Science
  • Publication Date:2023
  • Accession Number:161652705
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