Radiological evidence of purulent infections in ancient Egyptian child mummies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2021.12.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To identify computed tomography (CT) findings of purulent infections in ancient Egyptian child mummies. MATERIALS Whole-body CT examination of 21 ancient Egyptian child mummies from German (n = 18), Italian (n = 1), and Swiss museums (n = 2). METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: egyptian child; ancient egyptian; infections ancient; child mummies ... See more keywords
Chemical alteration patterns of ancient Egyptian papyri studied by Pyrolysis-GC/MS with in situ silylation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2020.104967
Abstract: Abstract Analytical pyrolysis-gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry with in situ silylation using hexamethyldisilazane (Py(HMDS)-GC/MS) was employed to study a set of ancient Egyptian papyri. The aim was to investigate their chemical alteration patterns and… read more here.
Keywords: pyrolysis; ancient egyptian; papyri; situ silylation ... See more keywords
Multifocal bone lesions in an ancient Egyptian child mummy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.09.011
Abstract: Ancient mummies are very valuable human remains especially for the study of the evolution of disease. Non-invasive imaging methods such as computed tomography and X-ray are the gold standard to study such precious remains. We… read more here.
Keywords: bone lesions; egyptian child; ancient egyptian; child mummy ... See more keywords
Fatal trauma in a mummified shrew: Micro-CT examination of a little ancient Egyptian bundle
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102679
Abstract: Abstract Micro-computed tomography examination was used to identify the content of a little ancient Egyptian mummy bundle and to analyze pathologies and the cause of death. The bundle contained a complete shrew with preservation of… read more here.
Keywords: bundle; examination; trauma mummified; fatal trauma ... See more keywords
Proteomic Analyses on an Ancient Egyptian Cheese and Biomolecular Evidence of Brucellosis.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02535
Abstract: The material analyzed in this study is probably the most ancient archeological solid residue of cheese ever found to date. The sample was collected during the Saqqara Cairo University excavations in the tomb of Ptahmes… read more here.
Keywords: ancient egyptian; ref; evidence; analyses ancient ... See more keywords
Emasculating Mummies: Gender and Psychological Threat in Fin-de-Siècle Mummy Fiction
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DOI: 10.1080/08905495.2018.1484615
Abstract: In 1808, the Romantic poet Robert Southey lamented the fashion for Egypt that swept across Europe in the wake of Napoleon Bonaparte’s expedition, using an invented character, Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella, as a mouthpiece. One… read more here.
Keywords: ancient egyptian; fin cle; iconography; psychology ... See more keywords
Evaluation of polyvinyl alcohol–borax/agarose (PVA–B/AG) blend hydrogels for removal of deteriorated consolidants from ancient Egyptian wall paintings
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DOI: 10.1186/s40494-019-0264-z
Abstract: This study concerns the assessment of a new polyvinyl alcohol–borax/agarose blend hydrogel (PVA–B/AG) tailored for the conservation of ancient Egyptian wall paintings. The increasing problems of deteriorated consolidants affecting ancient wall paintings have attracted the… read more here.
Keywords: wall paintings; ancient egyptian; pva blend; wall ... See more keywords
The Active Room: Freud’s Office and the Egyptian Tomb
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01547
Abstract: The present study examines the striking similarities between the architectural design and spatial composition of the ancient Egyptian tomb and Sigmund Freud’s office at Berggasse 19 in Vienna, Austria. I argue that the Egyptian tomb… read more here.
Keywords: office; ancient egyptian; egyptian tomb; freud office ... See more keywords
Application of portable digital radiography for dental investigations of ancient Egyptian mummies during archaeological excavations: Evaluation and discussion of the advantages and limitations of different approaches and projections
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DOI: 10.5624/isd.2018.48.3.167
Abstract: Purpose In the age of X-ray computed tomography (CT) and digital volume tomography (DVT), with their outstanding post-processing capabilities, indications for planar radiography for the study of the dentition of ancient Egyptian mummies may easily… read more here.
Keywords: ancient egyptian; archaeological excavations; egyptian mummies; radiography ... See more keywords