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Différer la décomposition : le temps suspendu ?

open access: yesLes Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2013
Whatever mummification processes can be, natural or artificial, the aim of such a practice is usually to prevent a corpse to become skeletonized, and more generally to lessen the deterioration of the body which is to be buried.
Pascal Sellier, Julio Bendezu-Sarmiento
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Living with the dead: mummification and post-mortem treatment in Bronze Age Britain

open access: yesArchaeology International, 2023
A long-recognised problem in British prehistory is the replacement of formal cemeteries and burials from 1600 bce onwards by deposits with disarticulated human remains, many of them found on settlements. At the Bronze Age settlement site of Cladh Hallan
doaj   +2 more sources

Rulings of mummification in Islamic Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The right to life is sacred in the eyes of the Shariah. Allah (swt) created man, dignified him and preferred him on my creatures with reason, knowledge, expression, and nice and noble shape when he was in the womb and in all stages until he was created ...
Muhammad Husni, Ahmad
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Why did the Egyptians use natron for artificial embalming? An experimental study on organ mummification

open access: yesJournal of Biological Research, 2021
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 ...
Andreas G. Nerlich   +2 more
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Mummification to plastination. Revisited

open access: yesSaudi Medical Journal, 2001
A brief summary of the history of anatomy is presented with particular focus on important scientists who contributed significantly to the development of anatomical education and recognition of anatomy as a discipline of science. An attempt has been made to review the history of preservation of human cadavers from earliest mummification methodology used
M, Saeed, A A, Rufai, S E, Elsayed
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The girl from the Church of the Sacrament: a case of congenital syphilis in XVIII century Lisbon

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006
Syphilis is a sexually or congenitally transmitted infectious disease with an impact on the health of human populations that has undergone important cycles in different countries and periods of history.
Sheila Mendonça de Souza   +2 more
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Still birth and mummification in swine-A review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Mummification is often noticed in pigs compared to other species due to large litter size. The agents responsible for the reproductive failure in sows may lead to a wide range of sequelae, including abortions, stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death ...
R. Raguvaran   +3 more
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Anthropological Features of the Population of the Pazyryk Culture (based on materials from the Berel burial mound)

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей, 2023
The article presents paleoanthropological materials from the early period of the functioning of the Berel burial mound Pazyryk culture. The monument is located in Altai (Republic of Kazakhstan).
Egor P. Kitov
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Natural Mummification in Human Carcasses and Analogues in a Temperate Australian Environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Science.This thesis explores the phenomenon of natural mummification during the decomposition of human and pig bodies, focusing on visual and lipid characteristics.
Deo, Alisha
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Effects of bioinsecticide exposure route on aphids and their natural enemies in oilseed rape

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Fatty acids, silicone polymers and surfactants reduced aphid numbers but caused natural enemy mortality under direct exposure, while minimal residual activity suggests potential for targeted, compatible use in integrated pest management. Abstract BACKGROUND Myzus persicae Sulzer and Brevicoryne brassicae L.
Aimee J. Tonks   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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