Microbial examination of archaeological mummy No. 335 in the museum storehouse in Diabat - Akhmim – Sohag | ||
| International Journal of Advanced Studies in World Archaeology | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2021, Pages 180-193 PDF (1.1 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijaswa.2021.248391 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Kholoud Shonip alam eldeen1; Badawi mohamed ismail2; Samiya Mohamad Mohamad Al-Mirghani3; Mahmoud Sayed Korany4 | ||
| 1Restoration specialist at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities | ||
| 2Dean of the Faculty of Archeology in Luxor | ||
| 3PhD in physical anthropology | ||
| 4Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Luxor University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Microbiological examination of a sarcophagus containing an archaeological mummy in the museum storehouse (Kamal Fahmy) in Al-Diyabat in Sohag bearing No. (335). It was found using the sensors for building a wall for the monastery of the Virgin Mary in Akhmim in the year 2000, and it is in a poor state of preservation. The mummy is completely wrapped in linen wraps and placed inside a wooden coffin in the form of a human (anthropoid). The mummy and coffin were subjected to microbial examination to suggest a maintenance plan. Fungi were isolated from the coffin floor, wooden coils, coffin lid, white mortar, red colored mortar and light and dark linen wraps of the mummy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Microbial examination; mummy; coffin; microorganisms | ||
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