Chemical residue reveals ancient Egyptians’ mummy-making mixtures
Mummification specialists had distinct concoctions for specific parts of the body
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Vessels from an ancient Egyptian embalming workshop, including these, provided scientists with clues to the ingredients used in various mixtures for preparing the dead for mummification.
Saqqara Saite Tombs Project/Univ. of Tübingen, M. Abdelghaffar