Insight into the structure of black coatings of ancient Egyptian mummies by advanced electron magnetic resonance of vanadyl complexes

<p>Ancient Egyptian mummies from the Late Period to the Greco–Roman Period were covered by a black coating consisting of complex and heterogeneous mixtures of conifer resins, wax, fat and oil with variable amounts of bitumen. Natural bitumen always contains traces of vanadyl porphyrin complexe...

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Main Authors: C. E. Dutoit, L. Binet, H. Vezin, O. Anduze, A. Lattuati-Derieux, D. Gourier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-07-01
Series:Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:https://mr.copernicus.org/articles/3/111/2022/mr-3-111-2022.pdf