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2,700-year-old mummy head yields first molecular evidence linking aloe to Egyptian embalming

Source: Phys.org · Published 1 Nov 2026, 14:00

What materials did ancient Egyptians use to preserve the dead, and how can their composition still be investigated thousands of years later? An interdisciplinary team at Marburg University has combined modern natural product analysis with Egyptology and the history of pharmacy to investigate these questions.

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