Why did the Egyptians use natron for artificial embalming? An experimental study on organ mummification

The high standard of artificial mummification in ancient Egypt seems to result from a long period of empiric assessment. However, it still remains unclear why the ancient Egyptians used specific dehydration substances, such as natron, and not other comparable ones, such as sea salt (widely used for...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Andreas G. Nerlich, Judith Falter, Albert Zink
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: PAGEPress Publications 2021-10-01
Serie:Journal of Biological Research
Länkar:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/10174