Mummies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5840134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niels Lynnerup (0000-0002-7771-5376, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue | S45 |
| Pages | 162-190 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.20728 |
| PMID | 18046750 |
| OpenAlex | W4210996661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 217 |
Mummies are human remains with preservation of nonbony tissue. Mummification by natural influences results in so-called natural mummies, whereas mummification induced by active (human) intervention results in so-called artificial mummies, although many cultures practiced burial rites, which to some degree involved both natural and artificial mummification. Since they are so uniquely well-preserved, mummies may give many insights into mortuary practices and burial rites. Specifically, the presence of soft tissues may expand the scope of paleopathological studies. Many recent mummy studies focus on the development and application of nondestructive methods for examining mummies, including radiography, CT-scanning with advanced three-dimensional visualizations, and endoscopic techniques, as well as minimally-destructive chemical, physical, and biological methods for, e.g., stable isotopes, trace metals, and DNA. This article discusses mummification and gives a presentation of various key mummy finds and a brief history of mummy studies. A description of the extant key technologies of natural and medical science that are applied in mummy studies is given; along with a discussion of some of the major results in terms of paleopathology. It is also shown how mummy studies have contributed much to the knowledge of the cultural habits and everyday life of past populations. Finally the impact of mummy studies on analyses of mortuary practices and cultural history is discussed
Biological anthropology · Paleopathology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Assessing the stability of mummified remains
The real mummy’s curse
Mummy Studies
Mummy Studies
Evidence of aortic dissection and Marfan syndrome in a mummy from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
Mummy studies and the bioarchaeology of care
CT checklist and scoring system for the assessment of soft tissue preservation in human mummies
The state of the art of skin of mummies, an ancient skin for the study of paleodermatology
Mummy Stories
Using micro computed tomography to investigate a fetal mummy with possible situs inversus
Combining elemental analysis and molecular techniques to characterize Ancient Egyptian mummification balms
High-resolution palaeodietary reconstruction
Preserved brain of the Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach 1799)) from the Yakutian permafrost
Multifocal bone lesions in an ancient Egyptian child mummy
Minimally invasive bone biopsies of fully wrapped mummies guided by computed tomography and fibre-optic endoscopy
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of archaeological human hair
Guanchinescan Antiquities”. Commerce and collecting of archeological remains from the Canary Islands
Strontium isotope investigations of the Haraldskær Woman – a complex record of various tissues
The Analysis of Interred Pig Forefeet in a Bog on Dartmoor Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Ethical Considerations Associated with the Display and Analysis of Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily
Rare tattoos shape and composition on a South American mummy
Establishing provenance and provenience of human remains in swiss museum collections
Endogenous Fluorescence Analysis
Indications of embalming in Roman Greece by physical, chemical and histological analysis
Pica 8
Human soft tissue preservation in the Cova des Pas site (Minorca Bronze Age)
New insights from forgotten bog bodies
Hair surface and mechanical properties of Copt mummies from Antinopolis
New radiological approach for analysis and identification of foreign objects in ancient and historic mummies
Ancient parasite analysis
Recovery lines in ancient Egyptian child mummies
Digital technology in the service of mummy studies. Egyptian child mummy at the Museum of the Archdiocese in Wroclaw
Old Textiles – New Possibilities
Lipidomics of naturally preserved brains from the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia cemetery
Paleopathology in the Piraino mummies as illustrated by X-rays
Postmortem analysis of WWI human remains from Italian glaciers in rare environmental conditions
Partial mummification and extraordinary context observed in perinate burials
Multidisciplinary analysis of a mummified cranium claimed to be that of a medieval execution victim
Recently identified features that help to distinguish ceremonial tsantsa from commercial shrunken heads
Civilizing mummies
Bog bodies
Alaskan and Aleutian mummies
The Archaeology of Human Bones
Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in a pre-Columbian Peruvian mummy.
Molecular cloning of Ancient Egyptian mummy DNA
Disease in Ancient Nubia
Genetic Analyses from Ancient DNA
Ancient DNA
Ancient DNA from the First European Farmers in 7500-Year-Old Neolithic Sites
Ancient DNA
Origin and Migration of the Alpine Iceman
Bog bodies of Denmark and northwestern Europe
Leprosy, Echinococcosis and Amulets
Pettigrew's Demonstrations upon Mummies. A Chapter in the History of Egyptology
Radiographic and Forensic Aspects of the Female Huldremose Body
Human head hair is not fur
Deposits of different origin in the lungs of the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman
Histological investigations on the Tyrolean Ice Man
Archaeological investigations of 17th century whaling on Svalbard
Diagenesis in prehistoric bone
Contributions of Chemical Dietary Reconstruction to the Assessment of Adaptation by Ancient Highland Immigrants (Alto Ramirez) to Coastal Conditions at Pisagua, North Chile
Biochemical and physical correlates of DNA contamination in archaeological human bones and teeth excavated at Matera, Italy
Insight
Hydrogen isotope systematics of hair
As a Dietary Indicator in Modern and Archaeological Bone
The Mummies of the Tomb of Nebwenenef
Tattooing Found on a 1600 Year Old Frozen, Mummified Body from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Chemical Composition of a Bog Body Adipocere
Lipids From Samples of Skin From Seven Dutch Bog Bodies
A case of hookworm infestation in a precolumbian American
The Vikings bare their filed teeth
Three‐dimensional computed tomography of the mummy Wenuhotep
MtDNA from hair and nail clarifies the genetic relationship of the 15th century Qilakitsoq Inuit mummies
Seven Chinchorro mummies and the prehistory of northern Chile
Widespread occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from 18th–19th century Hungarians
Human biological observations on a Guanche mummy with anthracosis
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of mummified corpses
Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium
Paleopathological and biomolecular study of tuberculosis in a medieval skeletal collection from England
Testing conditional independence in diagnostic palaeoepidemiology
Temporal trends in stable isotopes for Nubian mummy tissues
Autopsies on two native American mummies
Tumors in the remains of Ancient Egyptians
Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis in pre‐Columbian Chileans
Archaeoparasitology in North America
Tissue identification and histologic study of six lung specimens from Egyptian mummies
Non-invasive computed tomography and three-dimensional reconstruction of the dentition of a 2,800-year-old Egyptian mummy exhibiting extensive dental disease
Histological examination of experimentally mummified tissues
Analysis of hair samples of mummies from Semna South (Sudanese Nubia)
Technical note
Multivariate analyses of elemental hair concentrations from a medieval Nubian population
A radiographic approach to Childhood illness in precolumbian inhabitants of Southern Peru
Preserved brains in medieval skulls
Investigations into the effect of diet on modern human hair isotopic values
A preliminary analysis of the DNA and diet of the extinct Beothuk
Preservation of proteins in mummified tissues
Stereolithography
Chagas' disease in pre‐Columbian South America
Trace-element analysis of Egyptian mummy hair by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry
Immunohistochemical detection of interstitial collagens in bone and cartilage tissue remnants in an infant Peruvian mummy
Brief communication
Tracing migration events in man and cattle by stable strontium isotope analysis of appositionally grown mineralized tissue
Palaeopathology of Iufaa and other persons found beside his shaft tomb at Abusir (Egypt)
The Frequency and Antiquity of Prehistoric Coca-Leaf-Chewing Practices in Northern Chile
The International Ancient Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank at the Manchester Museum
Rameses II and the tobacco beetle
Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures
| Unique citing works | 41 |
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| Citations per year | 2,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |