Can Mummified Cats Help Unravel the Mysteries of Ancient Dyes?

Photo caption: Mummified cat, ancient Egypt (2000–100 BCE) Science Museum, London (image courtesy the Wellcome Collection). Article by Sarah E. Bond. Hyperallergic – September 21, 2021.

Thousands of animals — from crocodiles to cobras, down to scarab beetles — were once mummified in ancient Egypt. New analysis of the dyes on the textiles that tightly bound these mummies is now helping scientists rewrite the history of color. […]

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