ファラオ時代とギリシア・ローマ時代のミイラにおける包装剤の有機化学
1Organic Geochemistry Unit, Biogeochemistry Research Centre, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, UK.
Nature
|October 26, 2001
まとめ
古代エジプト人は,ナトロンと共に有機保存剤を mumification のために使用しました. ミュウミュウの化学分析により,この古代保存技術で使用された特定の天然製品が明らかになります.
科学分野:
- 考古化学 考古化学について
- エジプト学 エジプト学
- 有機化学 オーガニック・ケミストリー
背景:
- 古代エジプトの mumification は化学処理に依存し,ナトロンは乾燥剤として機能しました.
- 使用された正確な有機防腐剤は,文書の記録がないため,ほとんど知られていません.
- ヘロドトスのような歴史的記述は,使用された有機物質の曖昧な記述を提供しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 古代エジプトの mumification で使用された有機材料を化学的に調査するために.
- ファラオ時代または王朝時代からのミュージアムに保存剤として使用された特定の天然製品を特定するために.
- 化学分析を通して,木乃伊化技術の時間的発展を追跡する.
主な方法:
- デートされたエジプトのミイラから取られた組織,包装,樹脂/ビトミナスのサンプルを化学的に調べる.
- 分析は,ファラオ時代の"古典的"ミイラ製造文化からのミイラに焦点を当てた.
- 保存方法の時間的発展を追跡するための比較分析.
主要な成果:
- ミュウミュウ化に使用される特定の有機化合物および天然製品の識別.
- ミイア化した遺骸に用いられた材料の詳細な化学プロファイル.
- 歴史的文献に記載されている素材の使用を裏付ける,あるいは裏付ける証拠.
結論:
- 化学分析は,古代エジプトの mumification で使用された有機保存剤の具体的な証拠を提供します.
- この研究は,古代の埋葬材料の組成を明らかにし,歴史的な憶測を超越しています.
- この発見は,ファラオの時代における mumification 慣行の進化のより深い理解に貢献します.
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