Mummies

Since the first modern investigations into Egyptian mummies in the 1970s, anthracosis and silicosis have regularly been found in mummified lungs (Tapp, 1975; Walker et al, 1987). Anthracosis, lung irritation caused by carbon particles, is well researched in modern populations bu…

Nubian culture experienced many political, economic, and environmental changes during the initial period of the Intensive Agricultural Phase. In this study, bone, skin, muscle and hair from 146 naturally dessicated human mummies found in the Wadi Halfa area were analysed using s…

Egypt has long been a presence in Western culture, and images of Egypt have been a mass-culture staple since the nineteenth century. Based upon information gleaned from isolated artifacts and fanciful travelers' tales, the "Egypt" known to the West was primarily a product of the…