This analysis is a study of a Late Period Egyptian child mummy head (MCCM 1921.56) collected from Egypt during the 1920 Shelton Expedition. The purpose of the study is to derive information on the chemical composition and potential origin of resin collected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and nuclear magnetic resonance…
Radiocarbon Date and Portable XRF Analysis of an Egyptian Mummified Child’s Head (MCCM 1921.56)
This paper presents a radiocarbon date of linen from an Egyptian mummified child’s head (MCCM 1921.56). Residual resin was removed using dichloromethane, then the linen was washed with 1M HCl to remove carbonates and oxalates, followed by 1M NaOH rinses to remove humic acids, and finally, 1M HCl desorbed atmospheric CO2 from the specimens. The…