Ancient archaeologists used a shovel and a gentle brush and used endless patience to reveal the secrets of ancient Egypt, but now things have changed a lot, as scientists use some of the most advanced modern techniques to reveal the secrets, from here I conducted a recent study on an ancient Egyptian coffin.
Dr. James Fraser, chief curator of the Nicholson Museum in Australia, which houses a 2500-year-old ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, told Mir Neath-ES, it is beautiful, mysterious but lacks the luxurious colors that symbolize the sarcophagus of the nobility in ancient Egyptian society.
Dr. James Fraser explained, it is possible that the coffins that keep their colors covered with gypsum, and made of local wood and considered the cheapest in Egypt, such as sycamore or acacia, and plaster keeps the paint better than wood.
James Fraser noted that the rich Egyptians were placed in these human-shaped wooden coffins, placed inside a larger wooden box or stone coffin, and also elaborately decorated.
Fraser continues, that the coffins of the rich are often imported Lebanese rice, and artists were able to draw on them directly, but with the passage of centuries the colors fade on wood, and with the loss of colors effectively, Fraser asks, what hieroglyphics may have existed.
Fraser stressed that, using modern tools and techniques, we can reveal the colors of the ancient sarcophagus that faded with the passage of time.
For a faded mummy nest, colors that can only be guessed are determined by using a technique called vibratory spectroscopy that uses light to identify materials.
It is possible to examine the strange black lines observed by previous scientists but were never interpreted, it turns out that these lines represent the wavelengths of light absorbed by impurities in the glass, and scientists later found that each atom or molecule interacts with light in a way unique to that substance, such as a fingerprint.
The process started with a high-resolution 3D laser scan of the sarcophagus, which allowed the sarcophagus elements to be enlarged so large that the smallest details can be seen, using digital brushes, textures, and lighting effects.
Thu, Apr. 16, 2020
