Radiocarbon dating the Nicholson mummies

Vladimir Levchenko; James Fraser; Geraldine Jacobsen; Karin Sowada

Radiocarbon dating the Nicholson mummies

Vladimir Levchenko, James Fraser, Geraldine Jacobsen, Karin Sowada

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Abstract

This paper discusses the dating of mummified human remains from Egypt in the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney. The paper re-assesses radiocarbon dates published in the journal Radiocarbon 2011 and PLOS ONE 2021, in addition to new dates obtained from a recent study of the body in the 26th Dynasty coffin of Mer-neith-ites.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Speak my name
Subtitle of host publication	investigating Egyptian mummies
Editors	James Fraser, Conni Lord, John Magnussen
Place of Publication	Sydney, NSW
Publisher	Sydney University Press
Chapter	5
Pages	54-61
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781743328477, 9781743328484
ISBN (Print)	9781743328460
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Egypt
mummy
mummification
radiocarbon dating
Museum collections

Will the real mummy please step forward: dating ancient Egyptian human remains in Museum collections
Sowada, K. (Primary Chief Investigator), Jacobsen, G. (Primary Chief Investigator), Bertuch, F. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Jenkinson, A. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/12/07 → 13/07/09
Project: Research

Global media about the discovery of a mummified person from ancient Egypt wrapped in a mud shell
Sowada, K., Power, R., Magnussen, J., McClymont, A., Jacobsen, G., Murphy, T., Carruthers, J., Bertuch, F. & Jenkinson, A.
4/02/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

Lecture "The mummified body wrapped in mud from Late New Kingdom Egypt" for the Rundle Foundation of Egyptian Archaeology
Sowada, K. (Speaker), Power, R. (Speaker), McClymont, A. (Speaker) & Carruthers, J. (Speaker)
17 Mar 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
The Mummy Project Workshop
Sowada, K. (Speaker)
25 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Invited Science Week Lecture "The Art and Chemistry of Mummification"
Sowada, K. (Speaker)
18 Aug 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

New discovery in Egyptian mummification
Sowada, K. (Participant)
Impact: Science impacts

4 Article
2 Chapter
1 Other chapter contribution

Dating the end of the Egyptian Old Kingdom: new contextualized dates from the reign of king Pepy II
Quiles, A., Sowada, K. & Kanawati, N., Oct 2023, In: Radiocarbon. 65, 5, p. 1080-1097 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Hidden secrets: an early carapace
Sowada, K., 2022, Speak my name: investigating Egyptian mummies. Fraser, J., Lord, C. & Magnussen, J. (eds.). Sydney, NSW: Sydney University Press, p. 81-83 3 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review
Multidisciplinary discovery of ancient restoration using a rare mud carapace on a mummified individual from late New Kingdom Egypt
Sowada, K., Power, R. K., Jacobsen, G., Murphy, T., McClymont, A., Bertuch, F., Jenkinson, A., Carruthers, J. & Magnussen, J., 3 Feb 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 2, p. 1-17 17 p., e0245247.
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