Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Mummies' tar and ancient trade routes

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2891222
By analysing tar from different areas in Egypt and the Near East, a Texan team have managed to identify the origins of tar used for sealing mummies in Egypt, helping to suggest trade routes operating around 3000 years plus.

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