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, Page 180-193 PDF (1.1 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ijaswa.2021.248391 | ||||
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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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