- 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
Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
- Chapter:
- (p.107) Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
- Source:
- Life and Times of Takabuti in Ancient Egypt
- Author(s):
Keith White
Bart van Dongen
Sharon Fraser
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
Lipid analyses by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS; Fig. 1A) of the mummification resin obtained from Takabuti’s neck area indicates a dominance of lipids of plant and/or animal origin. This includes contributions from animal fats or from the breakdown of the mummy tissues themselves (...
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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
