Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5112007 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This study demonstrates that bitumen is underestimated by the chemical approach currently applied in most archaeometric studies of Egyptian organic residues, which are better suited for the identification of lipids and resinous materials. We thus applied a specific analytical design, targeted at bitumen. Bitumen from the Dead Sea was conclusively identified using as reference materials for comparison, i.e. the present day bitumen from the Dead Sea floating blocks, as well as several bitumens from mummification balms and bitumen lumps unearthed from the archaeological site of Tell Yarmouth near Jerusalem in Israel.
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Authors
Jeannette Åucejko, Jacques Connan, Sibilla Orsini, Erika Ribechini, Francesca Modugno,