Wild crocodiles hunted to make mummies in Roman Egypt: Evidence from synchrotron imaging
Wild crocodiles hunted to make mummies in Roman Egypt: Evidence from synchrotron imaging
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10.1016/j.jas.2019.105009
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发表时间：
2019-10-01
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2.8
通讯作者：
Tafforeau, Paul
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作者：
Porcier, Stephanie M.;Berruyer, Camille;Tafforeau, Paul
利用同步辐射多尺度显微断层扫描技术对在上埃及Kom Ombo发现的古埃及鳄鱼木乃伊（MHNL 90001591，Musee des Confluences，里昂，法国）进行了分析。利用这种先进的技术，对动物进行了虚拟尸检，而不影响骨头，肉，香膏和亚麻绷带。该技术允许对标本的骨骼和组织进行精确分析，使我们能够确定动物的死亡原因和最后一餐。从这些数据中，我们可以得出结论，这条鳄鱼是在野外生活时被猎杀的。这是第一个证明这种获取动物制作木乃伊的方式的证据。通过这个案例研究，很明显，与古埃及动物木乃伊化有关的实践比目前对这一现象的考古学重建更加多样化。
An ancient Egyptian crocodile mummy (MHNL 90001591, Musee des Confluences, Lyon, France) dating to the Roman period and discovered at Kom Ombo (Upper Egypt) was analysed through synchrotron multiscale microtomography. Using this advanced technology, the virtual autopsy of the animal was carried out without affecting the bones, flesh, balms and linen bandages. The technique allows for the precise analysis of the specimen's bones and tissue, enabling us, to establish the cause of death and the last meal(s) of the animal. From these data, we can conclude that this crocodile was hunted while living in the wild. This is the first evidence for this mode of obtaining animals to produce mummies. With this case study, it is apparent that the praxis related to the mummification of animals in ancient Egypt are more diverse than the current Egyptological reconstruction of that phenomenon.