Enlightening the past: Analytical proof for the use of Pistacia exudates in ancient Egyptian embalming resins

Journal of Separation Science

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3364-3371

  Nicholson, Tim M ^a   Gradl, Manuela ^a   Welte, Beatrix ^a   Metzger, Michael ^a   Pusch, Carsten M ^a   Albert, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embalming; GC MS; Masticadienonic acid; NMR; Pistacia

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT EGYPT; EGYPTIANS; EMBALMING; GC/MS; GC/MS ANALYSIS; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT SPECIES; RESIN SAMPLES; TRIMETHYLSILYL; TRITERPENOIDS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

RESINS;

HEXANE; ISOMASTICADIENONIC ACID; MASTICADIENONIC ACID; MORONIC ACID; OLEANONIC ACID; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; RESIN; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIQUITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGYPT; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCENSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILYLATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EGYPT; EMBALMING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUMMIES; PISTACIA; RESINS, PLANT;

EID: 82155197257     PISSN: 16159306     EISSN: 16159314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201100541     Document Type: Article

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