Scientific Study Reveals the Nature of Materials Used by the Ancient Egyptians

new scientific Study Reveals What Ancient egyptians used in mummification

A new study in Nature has revealed what was used in mummification by the ancient egyptians. this research is based on hieroglyphs on pottery vessels used in mummification

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a german team with the national research center in egypt analyzed organic and chemical materials found in 2018 in a Saite dynasty tomb (600 BC in saqqara south of giza

Pottery vessels

the team found many pottery vessels of different kinds. 31 of these were chosen for detailed analysis of their contents.The study focused on the chemical and organic residues left in the vessels over thousands of years

organic residues and mummification

according to Mostafa Waziri, secretary General of the supreme council of antiquities the German archaeological mission found hieroglyphs on the pottery surfaces in ancient egyptian language. These hieroglyphs mentioned the organic materials used in mummification the body parts and organs involved at each stage of mummification.