Zimmerman M R, Brier B, Wade R S
Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1998 Dec;107(4):417-20. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199812)107:4<417::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-B.
Replication in a modern human cadaver of ancient Egyptian mummification focused on tools used by ancient Egyptian embalmers, the use of natron (a mixture of sodium carbonate, bicarbonate, and chloride) in the preparation of the mummy, surgical procedures in the removal of the viscera and brain, and histologic examination of the viscera. The first three areas have been reported separately (Brier and Wade [1997] ZAS 124:89-100). In this paper, we demonstrate a degree of histologic preservation comparable to that seen in Egyptian mummies, indicating the effectiveness of ancient mummification and that the histologic appearance of such mummies is little altered by the passage of millennia.
在现代人类尸体上重现古埃及木乃伊制作过程，重点关注古埃及防腐师使用的工具、在制作木乃伊过程中使用泡碱（碳酸钠、碳酸氢钠和氯化物的混合物）、摘除内脏和大脑的外科手术，以及对内脏的组织学检查。前三个领域已分别有报告（布里尔和韦德[1997]《埃及学学报》124:89 - 100）。在本文中，我们展示了与埃及木乃伊相当的组织学保存程度，这表明古代木乃伊制作方法的有效性，并且历经数千年，此类木乃伊的组织学外观几乎没有改变。
