Mummy Research Group
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The University of York's Mummy Research Group brings together expertise from the departments of Archaeology, Biology and Chemistry working closely with colleagues in museums and universities around the world. Based at BioArch: the Centre for Biomolecular Archaeology, the group's research is largely laboratory and museum based, with work also conducted in the field by the group's research team.
With diverse research interests ranging from the chemical analysis of preservative materials to the viability of ancient DNA, the Group study the widely differing forms of mummification found throughout the ancient world. To date they have studied material from Chile and Peru, Egypt and Nubia, Jordan, Yemen, Italy, the Canary Islands and the Philippines, in addition to bog bodies from England, Scotland, Ireland and Denmark.
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YO10 5NG
United Kingdom
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BioArCh has a unique concentration of expertise in archaeological science, with internationally recognised strengths in research of proteins, lipids, DNA and stable isotopes, human and other mammal, f… read more about BioArCh
York
YO10 5NG
United Kingdom
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University of York
York
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The British Museum actively promotes academic research of the highest quality by its own staff, and supports the research of others. This research is intended to advance the care, display and public u… read more about British Museum
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2023-09-20 13:57:55