New discovery about 2300-year-old Egyptian mummy

Indian scientists have successfully rescued a broken 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy and discovered many interesting things.

According to Sputniknews (Russia), a group of Indian scientists defied the curse of Pharaoh conducting a bold study, cleaning and restoring an ancient 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy.

Mummy before restoration.

This is one of six Egyptian mummies in India at risk of decay while being exhibited at the National Museum in Hyderabad city. This first recovery case was successfully implemented in India through advanced techniques invented by Indians.

The Director of Archeology and Museum Telangana (TDAM), NR Vishalatchy revealed that, after many detailed checks, TDAM found that the mummy's inner layers were intact and although it was peeled off, the body Marinated should be technically restored.

Mummy before restoration.

Thanks to non-invasive procedures, experts removed the rotten parts, using sterile fresh cotton swabs to remove decaying parts throughout the mummy's body.

"For decades, parts of the skull and legs have been exposed to the natural environment, so we have to cover these positions with the original materials such as the ancient ones that have been embalmed. body.

Through X-ray and CT scan techniques showed that the bones and the enclosed parts were still intact, without any air spaces inside. In particular, the teeth remained intact, " said NR Vishalatchy to the media.

Director NR Vishalatchy added, thanks to the CT scan, it is a skeleton of a person about 4.5ft tall, which means the average height of Egypt lived 2,300 years away.

Microscope and ultraviolet luminescent techniques are used to study and recover mummies.

In an effort to reduce the degradation impact on mummies such as heat, light, temperature and insects, scientists have for the first time applied the detoxification technology to restore the thin linen pieces. wrapped around the body rotted.

Thanks to CT scanning techniques, the mummy is a 25-year-old woman.

Cracks in the cartonnage are reinforced with conservation materials (Cartonnage is a material used to create masks before burial of the Middle Ages from the Middle Ages onwards. It is made of fabric or papyrus covered with plaster).

In case of too old, crushed wrap materials are replaced by materials to prevent moisture absorption, limit insects and bacteria. All of this work has been done carefully, diligently to maximize the original integrity.

According to TDAM officials, the techniques to preserve the mummy can be applied to the preservation of the next mummies in India and abroad.

The restoration of Cartonnage.

Speaking to Sputniknews about the mummy preservation project mentioned above, Mr. Vinod Daniel, who oversees the process, said that in terms of bone structure, scientists discovered a lot of strange things.

For example, fractured bones in the ankle, more importantly, found the age and gender of the mummy, it was a woman, about 25 years old.

This is probably the first time a mummy has actually analyzed, preserved, and preserved in Indian ways. It is one of six Indian mummies that are managing, mostly on display in museums, so successful conservation opens up new directions for preserving the remaining mummies.

The restoration of Cartonnage.

According to Vinod Daniel, archaeologists also found a stone in the stomach . Normally, when the Egyptians embalmed the body, they had to remove all the internal organs as well as the brain because these were very powerful organs to attract bacteria.

Sometimes during the embalming process, people also put precious objects inside, even those used in life when used often, this helps the poster to know the social status of people. in the end, but it is mysterious and confusing, but it must have some purpose, this modern science has never encountered.