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‘Air-Dried Chaplain’ Mummy Impeccably Preserved — Thanks To Unique Rectal Procedure
The 18th-century mummy of Franz Xaver Sidler, dubbed the "Air-Dried Chaplain," was preserved using a unique embalming ...
Secrets of enigmatic Alpine mummy revealed by scientists
Stored in a church crypt in a remote Alpine village, a set of unusually well-preserved human remains has long been a rich ...
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A mummy called the ‘air-dried chaplain’ has long been shrouded in mystery. Scientists say they now have answers
Additional toxicological analysis revealed traces of zinc chloride and other elements ... Additionally, the study of chemical isotopes — variants of carbon and nitrogen that reflect plant ...
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300-year-old mummy well-preserved due to rare embalming method
The mummy - known locally as "The Air-Dried Priest" - was embalmed in Austria using wood chips, twigs, fabric and zinc ...
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300-year-old mummy well-preserved due to rare embalming method
The mummy - known locally as "The Air-Dried Priest" - was embalmed in Austria using wood chips, twigs, fabric and zinc chloride ... and the stable isotope pattern." The analysis showed that ...
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Ancient Austrian Mummy Found Well-Preserved by Rare Method
For centuries, many cultures around the world embalmed their dead, often for religious reasons. Accordingly, embalming methods differ, but not all of ...