Multidisciplinary investigation of two Egyptian child mummies curated at the University of Tartu Art Museum, Estonia (Late/Graeco-Roman Periods).


Journal

PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 16 08 2019
accepted: 18 12 2019
entrez: 17 1 2020
pubmed: 17 1 2020
medline: 12 5 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Two ancient Egyptian child mummies at the University of Tartu Art Museum (Estonia) were, according to museum records, brought to Estonia by the young Baltic-German scholar Otto Friedrich von Richter, who had travelled in Egypt during the early 19th century. Although some studies of the mummies were conducted, a thorough investigation has never been made. Thus, an interdisciplinary team of experts studied the remains using the most recent analytical methods in order to provide an exhaustive analysis of the remains. The bodies were submitted for osteological and archaeothanatological study, radiological investigation, AMS radiocarbon dating, chemical and textile analyses, 3D modelling, entomological as well as aDNA investigation. Here we synthesize the results of one of the most extensive multidisciplinary analyses of ancient Egyptian child mummies, adding significantly to our knowledge of such examples of ancient funerary practices.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31945091
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227446
pii: PONE-D-19-23164
pmc: PMC6964855
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e0227446

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Ester Oras (E)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Institute of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Jaanika Anderson (J)

University of Tartu Museum, Tartu, Estonia.

Mari Tõrv (M)

Institute of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Signe Vahur (S)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Riina Rammo (R)

Institute of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Sünne Remmer (S)

Estonian Forensic Science Institute, Tallinn, Estonia.

Maarja Mölder (M)

Estonian Forensic Science Institute, Tallinn, Estonia.

Martin Malve (M)

Institute of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Lehti Saag (L)

Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Ragnar Saage (R)

Institute of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Anu Teearu-Ojakäär (A)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Pilleriin Peets (P)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Kristiina Tambets (K)

Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

Mait Metspalu (M)

Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

David C Lees (DC)

The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Maxwell V L Barclay (MVL)

The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Martin J R Hall (MJR)

The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Salima Ikram (S)

Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Ancient Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Dario Piombino-Mascali (D)

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

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