The Perks of Privilege -- Brown eyebrows and the remnants of soft tissue are visible on this skull from the partial female mummy found in Northern Greece. The remains have been dated to 300 A.D. [Christina Papageorgopoulou]
Posted on 09/17/2008 10:13:39 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Dating to 300 A.D., when the Romans ruled Greece, the partially mummified remains belong to a middle-aged woman. Her Roman-type marble sarcophagus was unearthed in 1962 during archaeological excavations in the eastern cemetery of Thessaloniki, which was used from the Hellenistic to the Byzantine Periods for burials and other rituals. Wrapped in bandages and covered with a gold-embroidered purple silk cloth, the woman lay on a wooden pallet... [from page 2] Although there are no written accounts describing the practice of mummification in ancient Greece, it is known that the Greeks were familiar with the extraction of essential oils and resins from the plants and were aware of their antimicrobial and bactericidal properties. The researchers believe the lead coffin might have helped protect the mummy. However, since no lead -- a natural disinfectant -- was found within the tissues, the coffin did not play a key role in the preservation process. Made specifically for this corpse, the lead coffin indicates a high social status... Analysis of the mummified remains revealed that the woman was between 50 and 60 years of age and 5 foot 3 inches tall. She had brown hair and good oral hygiene and did not suffer from infectious disease, inflammation or malnutrition.
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The Perks of Privilege -- Brown eyebrows and the remnants of soft tissue are visible on this skull from the partial female mummy found in Northern Greece. The remains have been dated to 300 A.D. [Christina Papageorgopoulou]
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Please pass the moussaka, mummy.
sure, get my hopes up.
Is that a Sarah Palin smear? ;’) ;’) ;’)
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