- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Epigraph
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
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1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence - Introduction to the Takabuti Project
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty
- The Coffin of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792–1866)
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2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti’s Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence - Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Hair
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3 Takabuti’s Age, Health and Diet - Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology
- Takabuti’s Teeth
- Takabuti’s Health: Techniques and Findings
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
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4 Takabuti’s Death and Mummification - How Did Takabuti Die?
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti’s Murder
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti
- Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
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5 Takabuti Revealed - The Face of Takabuti
- Takabuti – in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection
- Endpiece
- Takabuti’s Legacy
- Index
Retrieval of Tissue Samples
Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Chapter:
- (p.83) Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Source:
- Life and Times of Takabuti in Ancient Egypt
- Author(s):
Robert Loynes
Mark Regan
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
Although CT scans and X-rays provide a non-invasive method of investigating mummies and mummification, there are circumstances when obtaining samples of tissue from the mummy is necessary. Such investigations include ancient DNA analysis, proteomics, stable isotope analysis, histology (including electron microscopy), radiocarbon dating, as well as the chemical analysis of hair, packing material, resin and unguents. All of these techniques were applied to Takabuti....
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- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Epigraph
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
-
1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence - Introduction to the Takabuti Project
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty
- The Coffin of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792–1866)
-
2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti’s Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence - Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Hair
-
3 Takabuti’s Age, Health and Diet - Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology
- Takabuti’s Teeth
- Takabuti’s Health: Techniques and Findings
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
-
4 Takabuti’s Death and Mummification - How Did Takabuti Die?
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti’s Murder
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti
- Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
-
5 Takabuti Revealed - The Face of Takabuti
- Takabuti – in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection
- Endpiece
- Takabuti’s Legacy
- Index
