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Thermoanalytische Untersuchung von Baumaterialien Ägyptischer Mumiensärge

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Egyptian mural paintings, polychromatic sculptures and mummy coffins exhibit a remarkable durability, ranging over millennia. This phenomenon can be explained by the dry, non-corrosive climate of the Nile valley and/or by the knowledge and experience with which Egyptian craftsmen developed skills to conserve items and materials “for eternity”. Investigations concerning the timber and covering or protecting layers of mummy coffins are reported. The experimental results were obtained by means of thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction. The interpretation sheds light on the ancient techniques applied.

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Wiedemann, H.G. Thermoanalytische Untersuchung von Baumaterialien Ägyptischer Mumiensärge. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 52, 93–107 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010114323846

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