Intrusive poorly preserved mummy
Poorly preserved Roman Period (?) mummy
Details
- ID
- CBE_Q27-1
- Alternate IDs
- CBE_Q27-1; Q27-1
- Department
- Abu Bakr Expedition
- Classification
- Human remains
- Period
- Roman Period (?)
- Title
- Intrusive poorly preserved mummy
- Medium
- Bone, cloth
- Credit Line
- Abu Bakr Expedition
- Provenance
- Area adjacent to the south side of the tomb of Meshaef, buried in the sand approximately 1 m beneath the modern surface.
- Bibliography
- Brovarski 2018
- Notes
- Late in the 2005 CBE field season, a very poorly preserved mummy (perhaps of Roman Period date based upon what appears to be bitumen resins thickly coating the visible surfaces) was found in the sand, approximately 1 m beneath the modern surface. There was no tomb, burial pit (the mummy was not on the hard ground surface), coffin, nor artifacts – merely an isolated mummy on its back, head oriented southeast and feet oriented northwest.