Sentences with phrase «embalming materials»

By contrast, two mummies whose heads had been shaved carried the same embalming materials on their heads as on the bandages around the body.

The resins and embalming materials used to prepare the artificially mummified bodies were not found in the hair samples, suggesting that the hair was protected during embalming and then styled separately.

Not exact matches

Dr Buckley's chemical analysis also established that the materials used to embalm the legs are consistent with 13th Century BC mummification traditions, which when taken in conjunction with the findings of the other specialists involved, led to the identification.