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Lo strano caso della mummia di Ankhpakhered: datazione al radiocarbonio di campioni organici

SCIRES-IT, 2013
ItLa mummia scoperta nel sarcofago ligneo di Ankhpakered, sacerdote del dio Min, è stata studiata presso il CEDAD (Centro di Datazione e Diagnostica) dell'Università del Salento, Italia.
Carla Corvaglia, Sabina Malgora, Lucio Calcagnile, Gianluca Quarta, Marisa D’Elia   +4 more
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A multidisciplinary assessment to investigate a XXII dynasty wooden coffin

, 2020
The characterization of historical artefacts at a molecular level is becoming an increasingly important aspect for cultural heritage. All the developments in extraction, separation and analytical methodologies can be helpful for challenging tasks, such as the identification of chemical compounds (proteinaceous binders, oils, varnishes) used by artists.
Melchiorre C., Ioio L. D., Ntasi G., Birolo L., Trojsi G., Cennamo P., Lumaga M. R. B., Fatigati G., Amoresano A., Carpentieri A.   +9 more
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Communities with diverse subsistence needs require a variety of functional tree traits

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
Malagasy forest users vary the traits that they prefer for different household uses. Accessibility is prioritized for daily uses such as fuelwood, while functional traits are valued for longer‐term uses. Differences between men and women reflect traditional gender roles.
Minoseheno Rakotovao, Cortni Borgerson, Kerry A. Brown, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Steig E. Johnson, Onja H. Razafindratsima, Ruth Mendum, Onjaniaina O. Andrianjatovo, Harisoa B. Ravaomanalina, Seheno Andriantsaralaza, Sheila M. Holmes   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

ARCHAEOMETRIC STUDY OF A POLYCHROME WOODEN COFFIN FROM 26TH DYNASTY-EGYPT

, 2019
This study focuses on a multi-analytical method to identify the pigments, ground layer, and previous restoration materials used on a polychrome wooden coffin (Late Period) from Saqqara, Egypt. It utilized technical imaging, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscope attached to X-ray dispersion unit, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform ...
Abdelmoniem, Abdelmoniem M., Mahmoud, Naglaa, Mohamed, Wael S., Ewais, Ashraf Youssef, Abdrabou, Ahmed   +4 more
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Reinterpreting the Funerary Rites of the Mediaeval Necropolis at Trnjane in the Light of Taphonomic Processes

Etnoantropološki Problemi
The Mediaeval necropolis at Trnjane, in today’s eastern Serbia, was excavated during the 1970s and the results were published in the 1980s. Based on the material recovered from the graves, it was concluded that the necropolis was used from the end of ...
Nevena Pantić
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Eco-Friendly Preservation of Pharaonic Wooden Artifacts using Natural Green Products

Applied Sciences
The biodeterioration of wooden cultural heritage is a severe problem worldwide and fungi are the main deteriorating agents. The identification of effective natural products, safer for humans and the environment, is a current challenge.
Neveen S. Geweely, Amira M. Abu Taleb, Paola Grenni, Giulia Caneva, Dina M. Atwa, Jasper R. Plaisier, Shimaa Ibrahim   +6 more
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Beyond the Binary? A Multi‐Method Approach to Sexing Children at the Viking Age Site of Ihre, Gotland

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 233-247, September/October 2025.
ABSTRACT The assessment of sex is fundamental in osteoarcheological analysis, yet traditional morphological methods are less reliable for children due to the incomplete development of sexually dimorphic traits. This study applies a multi‐method approach—integrating morphological, metric, and genetic data—to assess sex and, through analysis of burial ...
Marieke Ivarsson‐Aalders, Maja Krzewińska, Ellen Karlsson, Anders Götherström, Anna Kjellström   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silver Furnishings of Medieval Altar of St. Stanislaus in Cracow Cathedral

Folia Historica Cracoviensia, 2003
The article looks at these elements of St. Stanislaus’ tomb in the Gothic Cathedral on the Wawel Hill which were made of silver. Except for one (a reliquary diptych) all were destroyed and are known only from written records.
Krzysztof Czyżewski
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Bio-Anthropological Studies on Human Skeletons from the 6th Century Tomb of Ancient Silla Kingdom in South Korea.

PLoS ONE, 2016
In November and December 2013, unidentified human skeletal remains buried in a mokgwakmyo (a traditional wooden coffin) were unearthed while conducting an archaeological investigation near Gyeongju, which was the capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE- 660
Won-Joon Lee, Eun Jin Woo, Chang Seok Oh, Jeong A Yoo, Yi-Suk Kim, Jong Ha Hong, A Young Yoon, Caroline M Wilkinson, Jin Og Ju, Soon Jo Choi, Soong Doek Lee, Dong Hoon Shin   +11 more
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«Death is closer than a shirt»: Funeral ceremonialism of Chasovennye (“Chapel-going”) Old Believers

Новые исследования Тувы, 2019
The article analyzes the funeral and memorial complex of contemporary Old Believers of the Chasovennye (‘chapel-going’) type, living in Tuva (Russia); in Nukus, Turtkul and nearby settlements (Republic of Karakalpakia, Uzbekistan); and in Taraz and the ...
Elena S. Danilko
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