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Mummies Embalmed With Unusual Recipes


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Unusual embalming recipes have been identified on two ancient Egyptian mummies, according to new international research.

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The study investigated the 18th Dynasty mummies of the royal architect Kha and his wife Merit, a couple who were believed to have undergone a short and poor mummification -- if no mummification at all -- despite their relative wealth at death.

Indeed, their internal organs were not removed and placed in canopic jars, as generally occurs in classical royal 18th Dynasty artificial mummification.

Ancient Egyptian Mummies Embalmed With Unusual Recipes

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