Preserved for the afterlife

Sarah Wisseman ()
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Sarah Wisseman: Program on Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials, University of Illinois

Nature, 2001, vol. 413, issue 6858, 783-784

Abstract: Ancient Egyptians used sophisticated combinations of natural substances to embalm the human body. Over time, they modified their recipes to balance quality of preservation with cost and availability of materials.

Date: 2001
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