Hydrocarbon contamination of Egyptian embalming resin: C14 dating effects
https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2005.10084
Published: December 31, 2005
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Excessively old radiocarbon dates were found on resin specimens from a group of Egyptian mummies archaeologically dated to the Greco- Roman period (30 BC - AD 395). Organic analysis identified the presence of bitumen (asphalt) in the resin. The available evidence for the substances contained in ancient Egyptian resin is reviewed and the impact that «radiocarbon-dead» bitumen can have on14C dating procedures is discussed. Attempts to extract the bitumen component from the resin prior to analysis were not predictably successful.
Aufderheide, A. C., Nissenbaum, A., & Cartmell, L. (2005). Hydrocarbon contamination of Egyptian embalming resin: C14 dating effects. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino Della Società Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale, 80(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2005.10084
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