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Partial fetal mummification in Murrah buffalo associated with prolong gestation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This article details about successful management of prolong gestation associated with partial mummification in buffalo ...
Kumar, Brijesh   +7 more
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Unraveling the Mummy: The Effects of Natural Mummification on the Degradation of DNA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
My research focuses on observing and quantifying the differences in DNA degradation of specimens that have been naturally mummified. Current research in the field of forensic mummification is sparse and little research has been done on quantifying ...
Gandolfo-Muller, Marissa
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Standard of Mummification in Graeco-Roman Child Mummies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Modern medical and scientific technology allows for the almost non-invasive study of ancient Egyptian mummified remains. Computerized Tomography (CT) scanning and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) were conducted on three mummies to ...
Hagenmaier, Craig   +6 more
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Experimental Ancient Egyptian Human Mummification Tested in a Porcine Model: Excellent Preservation at a 13-Year Follow-Up

open access: yesHeritage
Aim of the study: Several previous experimental studies simulated ancient Egyptian mummification of human bodies using the embalming protocol described by Herodotus.
Andreas G. Nerlich   +3 more
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Fatty acid composition and preservation of the Tyrolean Iceman and other mummies

open access: yesJournal of Lipid Research, 2002
In anthropology, objective parameters to adequately describe storage conditions and the preservation of mummies have yet to be identified. Considering that fatty acids degrade to stable products, we analysed their profile in human mummies and in control ...
Athanasios Makristathis   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Mummification of Votive Birds: Past and Present

open access: yesEXARC Journal, 2014
A mummy is defined as a ‘well-preserved dead body’ (Cockburn, Cockburn and Reyman 1998, 1), achieved by either natural or anthropogenic methods and refers to both human and animal subjects. Mummies achieved through both these methods are found in ancient
Stephanie D. Atherton   +1 more
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The effect of conidia density and application frequency of the entomopathogenic fungus Aschersonia aleyrodis in controlling silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Linnaeus)

open access: yesPlant Protection Science
One of several important pests that attack tomato plants is the silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). An eco-friendly method to control B. tabaci utilizes the entomopathogenic fungus, namely Aschersonia aleyrodis.
Sudarjat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Mummification and Temperature to Estimate Postmortem Interval [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
: Mummification is an alternative to human decomposition that involves desiccation of the tissues of the body, particularly the skin. A total of 44 decedents with known postmortem intervals (PMIs) were collected from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner ...

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Death and Mummification in Ancient Egypt: An Overview [PDF]

open access: yes
This review paper provides a summary of our current knowledge concerning mummification in ancient Egypt. Using interactive media and breath–taking pictures, it shows the importance and the particularly metaphysi­cal character of embalmment, as well as ...
Maravelia, Alicia
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Evidence for mummification in Bronze Age Britain [PDF]

open access: yes
Ancient Egyptians are thought to have been the only people in the Old World who were practising mummification in the Bronze Age (c. 2200-700 BC). But now a remarkable series of finds from a remote Scottish island indicates that Ancient Britons were ...
Pearson MP   +15 more
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