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…
