The following investigation is of a qualitative exploratory type, which aims to know the term and characteristics natural mummification how this process formalizes an attraction for foreign local tourists, who experience death in closer way through different stories offered by mummies exhibited museum, allowing dark tourism. Likewise, important events that have impact on eccentric tourism type ...

The examination of preserved, organic archaeological remains with the techniques of molecular genetics is providing direct access to the genetic components of these tissues. Although the nucleic acids are often chemically modified and substantially sheared, i t has been possible to retrieve ancient DNA sequences. The polymerase chain-reaction method, which has been modified to overcome the inhi...

Abstract Studies investigating the differential decomposition of remains on different surfaces have been limited to qualitative data. This study statistically analyses differences in rate and pattern between concrete, gravel grass surfaces. A total 11 pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) were used study: three for concrete each, 5 surface. Results showed that there was no difference overall (p > 0.05);...

Mummification of lung tissue is not unusual due to 2 factors: it contains few of the epithelial cells with large concentrations of hydrolase-rich liposomes that are associated with the putrefaction process, and the area of desiccation is very large, due to the large volume of aerated regions.1 However, it is rare to find examples with intact structures. In this paper, we present a mummified ind...

There is evidence that glucocorticoids reduce infarct size but their use in myocardial infarction remains controversial because of their potential adverse effects on healing of the infarct. To investigate the healing process, rats received either four parenteral doses of 50 mg/kg of methylprednisolone (MP) or saline 5 min, 3,6 and 24 hr after coronary occlusion and their hearts were examined by...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Systematic facial mutilations during mummification have never been described before. The purpose of this work was to study a wrapped mummified head using high-resolution CT scanning. MATERIALS AND METHODS An isolated mummified head from the Egyptian Middle Kingdom was scanned at 200 mum isotropic resolution. A prototype flat panel CT scanner was used to generate 800 non...