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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3787| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Not specified |
| Title: | Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe |
| Authors: | Siegmann, Konstantin Scherrer, Christof Sterchi, Robert Siegmann, Renate |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-3787 |
| Published in: | Göttinger Miszellen |
| Editors of the parent work: | Sternberg-El Hotabi, Heike |
| Volume(Issue): | 2014 |
| Issue: | 240 |
| Page(s): | 37 |
| Pages to: | 51 |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Universität Göttingen |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Göttingen |
| ISSN: | 0344-385X |
| Language: | German |
| Subject (DDC): | 540: Chemistry |
| Abstract: | Four mysterious packages were found on the abdomen and legs of the mummy of Schepenese when she was unwrapped in 1993. Here we show by chemical analysis that at least one of them contains human tissue, presumably the intestines, sodium chloride, bitumen ans sand. The composition of a sample is to 85% of organic origin (about 71% human tissue and 14% bitumen), about 9% is common salt and 6% is desert sand. It is concluded that Schepenese's viscera were preserved with common salt and bitumen. Trace analysis displays enhanced values of molybdenum. The occurrence of this metal is linked to bitumen used for mummification. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/7446 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Not specified |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Siegmann, K., Scherrer, C., Sterchi, R., & Siegmann, R. (2014). Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe. Göttinger Miszellen, 2014(240), 37–51. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3787
Siegmann, K. et al. (2014) ‘Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe’, Göttinger Miszellen. Edited by H. Sternberg-El Hotabi, 2014(240), pp. 37–51. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3787.
K. Siegmann, C. Scherrer, R. Sterchi, and R. Siegmann, “Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe,” Göttinger Miszellen, vol. 2014, no. 240, pp. 37–51, 2014, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3787.
SIEGMANN, Konstantin, Christof SCHERRER, Robert STERCHI und Renate SIEGMANN, 2014. Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe. Heike STERNBERG-EL HOTABI (Hrsg.), Göttinger Miszellen. 2014. Bd. 2014, Nr. 240, S. 37–51. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3787
Siegmann, Konstantin, Christof Scherrer, Robert Sterchi, and Renate Siegmann. 2014. “Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe.” Edited by Heike Sternberg-El Hotabi. Göttinger Miszellen 2014 (240): 37–51. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3787.
Siegmann, Konstantin, et al. “Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe.” Göttinger Miszellen, edited by Heike Sternberg-El Hotabi, vol. 2014, no. 240, 2014, pp. 37–51, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3787.
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