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Mammalian erythrocyte preservation in a 3500-year-old Egyptian pot |
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| Authors: | Ella Louise Sutherland Andrew P. Giże Rosalie David Steven Caldwell |
| Affiliation: | 1. The KNH Centre of Biomedical Egyptology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, M13 9PT, UK;2. School of Earth, Atmospheric, Environmental and Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK |
| Abstract: | A ca. 3500-year-old Egyptian pot from the Fayoum site of Gurob contains ethmoid bones characteristic of the sinuses and morphological remains of erythrocytes. The pot contents are interpreted as the remnants of an embalmers studio, and substantiate records of mummification. |
| Keywords: | Fayoum Eighteenth Dynasty Erythrocytes Ethmoid bones Mummification |
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