The discovery of the first ancient Egyptian mummy preserved in a clay cover

Sydney-Sana

Australian archaeologists have discovered the first ancient Egyptian mummy preserved in a clay shell.

And the Australian magazine (Plus One) reported that scientists studied a mummy coated with clay preserved in the University of Sydney museum using tomography methods and discovered interesting details about the composition of the clay sarcophagus. It dates back to about 1000 BC, and it was found that the age of the linen shroud that wraps the body of the mummy using radiocarbonate is 1113-1299 years BC.

The interior images of the mummy also showed that the body was damaged shortly after its embalming and that the clay shell preserved its unity. Scientists believe that in addition to that, the use of the clay shell was a kind of elite burial tradition.