The National Natural History Museum’s Mummies: from the anthropological cabinet to the Museum of Mankind

Carminati, Pauline

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“…The mummy studied in this work is from the collections of the Anthropology Laboratory (Fig. ) of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France) . During the restoration of this mummy, several analyses were recently carried out .…”

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Cluster TOF‐SIMS imaging of human skin remains: analysis of a South‐Andean mummy sample

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A skin sample from a South-Andean mummy dating back from the XI(th) century was analyzed using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging using cluster primary ion beams (cluster-TOF-SIMS). For the first time on a mummy, skin dermis and epidermis could be chemically differentiated using mass spectrometry imaging. Differences in amino-acid composition between keratin and collagen, the two major proteins of skin tissue, could indeed be exploited. A surprising lipid composition of hypodermis was also revealed and seems to result from fatty acids damage by bacteria. Using cluster-TOF-SIMS imaging skills, traces of bio-mineralization could be identified at the micrometer scale, especially formation of calcium phosphate at the skin surface. Mineral deposits at the surface were characterized using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in combination with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and mass spectrometry imaging. The stratigraphy of such a sample was revealed for the first time using this technique. More precise molecular maps were also recorded at higher spatial resolution, below 1 µm. This was achieved using a non-bunched mode of the primary ion source, while keeping intact the mass resolution thanks to a delayed extraction of the secondary ions. Details from biological structure as can be seen on SEM images are observable on chemical maps at this sub-micrometer scale. Thus, this work illustrates the interesting possibilities of chemical imaging by cluster-TOF-SIMS concerning ancient biological tissues.

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“…1) of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France). [22] During the restoration of this mummy, several analyses were recently carried out. [23] The mummified individual was discovered in the north of Chile in the mid XIX th century.…”

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Cluster TOF‐SIMS imaging of human skin remains: analysis of a South‐Andean mummy sample

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“…Carminati in 2010 [14] and according to the radiocarbon dating belongs to the Late Intermediate period (900 -1450 AD) [3]. In this study, dry and fragile hair with significant damage caused by keratotophagus insects and a tendency to disengage from the body is mentioned.…”

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Significant advances of ethical considerations in biomolecular archaeometry studies of human remains and related materials. The specific case of mummies hair characterization

Charrié-Duhaut

Philipps

Richardin

2021

Ethics, Medicine and Public Health

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A high-resolution electron microscopic and energy-dispersive spectroscopic study on the molecular mechanism underpinning the natural preservation of 2300 Y.O. naturally-mummified human remains and the occurrence of small-sized [Zn][Al]Carbon spheres

Cervini-Silva¹,

Palacios²,

Muñoz³

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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The National Natural History Museum’s Mummies: from the anthropological cabinet to the Museum of Mankind

Abstract: Deux momies andines de la collection anthropologique du Muséum dans les années 1890. À gauche, la momie qui a fait l'objet de notre mémoire.

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Cluster TOF‐SIMS imaging of human skin remains: analysis of a South‐Andean mummy sample

Cluster TOF‐SIMS imaging of human skin remains: analysis of a South‐Andean mummy sample

Significant advances of ethical considerations in biomolecular archaeometry studies of human remains and related materials. The specific case of mummies hair characterization

A high-resolution electron microscopic and energy-dispersive spectroscopic study on the molecular mechanism underpinning the natural preservation of 2300 Y.O. naturally-mummified human remains and the occurrence of small-sized [Zn][Al]Carbon spheres

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