Anal antiseptic methods that have never been seen have kept this European mummy for nearly 300 years
When you hear the word mummy, you may think of ancient Egypt. But many different cultures have changed the dead, and scientists have just discovered a special culture Accident case.
As detailed in a study published today in the Journal of Medicine, researchers analyzed the mummy of an 18th century mummy. This individual represents the first documented example of a previously unknown (frankly weird) approach that essentially involves pushing different things into the backend of a person. But, even more surprisingly, it seems to work, allowing researchers to study the mysterious mummification process centuries later.
“The well-preserved mummies in the basement of St. Thomas and Bresenstein Church are [corpse] In Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg, the deputy of the local parish priest who died in 1746, he said: “The branches and fabrics, as well as the addition of zinc chloride for internal drying.” ”
Despite the good condition of the head and lower limbs, the priest’s upper body was completely intact. To study mummies and identify individuals, the researchers performed radiocarbon ages (an attempt and real technique for dating organic materials), CT scans (an x-ray image), and autopsy. In the abdomen and pelvic cavity, they identified flax, flax and hemp fabrics, as well as beads, branches, fir and spruce pieces.
“Obviously, the wood chips, branches and dry fabrics absorb most of the liquid in the abdominal cavity,” Nelich explained. According to the statement, these are materials widely available in this region of Austria. In addition, researchers found traces of zinc chloride in the mummy, which also dried the material.
Unlike the widely studied mummification process in ancient Egypt, the priest cuts individuals and processes certain organs, inserting material into the body through the rectum is a previous method of undocumented preservation. Nerlich added: “This preservation may be more extensive, but it cannot be recognized in situations where the ongoing postoperative decay process may damage the walls of the human body.
Researchers revealed that Sidler von Rosenegg may have died sometime between 1734 and 1780, aged 35 to 45, which corresponds to historians’ knowledge of the life of the pastor. Their analysis also shows that some potential food shortages that could have caused by the Austrian succession war – Sidler von Rosenegg lived a pretty good life. There is no evidence of great stress in his bones, and he ate grains, animal products and fish that seemingly balanced diets. However, he is a long-term smoker and researchers believe he had tuberculosis in his last few days.
Ultimately, this study shows that we still have a lot of people about how the culture of the past treats the dead, even the dead of Austria in the recent 18th century.
