The object of this study is the so-called “green mummy” of Bologna, a naturally mummified body that was found in the basement of an ancient mansion in Bologna in the twenties of last century. The hard and soft tissues of the body are green for the most. They were analyzed by means FTIR spectroscopy with the aim to gain information about the biochemical degradation process, to explain both the origin and the nature of the green color and to understand how it affected the body’s preservation.
The green mummy of Bologna: FTIR spectroscopy offers new insight into the mummification process
Federica Fersini;Susi Pelotti;Donata Luiselli;Mirko Traversari
2019
Abstract
The object of this study is the so-called “green mummy” of Bologna, a naturally mummified body that was found in the basement of an ancient mansion in Bologna in the twenties of last century. The hard and soft tissues of the body are green for the most. They were analyzed by means FTIR spectroscopy with the aim to gain information about the biochemical degradation process, to explain both the origin and the nature of the green color and to understand how it affected the body’s preservation.File in questo prodotto:
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