The Heaviest of Heavy Metal

[EndtheMadnessNow]

Never heard of that heavy metal, till now.



Each cube in the vid is $12,250.00. Sold out!

Material and methods: We had the opportunity to obtain skin samples of two Egyptian mummies. One of them was embalmed between 150 BC-90 AC. The skin was studied by transmission electron microscopy. As the mummified materials had dried out and shrunk, it was necessary to rehydrate them for ultrastructural observation. Skin samples were fragmented into small pieces before fixation with 2 p. 100 glutaraldehyde in sodium cacodylate buffer for 10 days (allowing for removal of the materials used for embalming). The samples were then washed in the same buffer for 10 days. After washing the pieces were post-fixed with 1 p. 100 osmium tetroxyde, dehydrated and embedded in Epoxy medium.

Preservation of cutaneous structures of egyptian mummies

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Didn't they find osmium in the chest implants in the Nazca mummies?  I know I heard that mentioned, but I'm not sure if it's been confirmed.

This is what my quick search came up with.

Looks like a yes, and no.

osmium has been mentioned in connection with the chest implants of mummies, specifically the Nazca Mummies from Peru. According to various sources, including presentations and interviews, osmium was found in the metal implants of these mummies.


Prof. Zuniga Aviles Roger, leader of the mummy project, mentioned in an interview that the metal implant in the Josefina mummy is coated with osmium.
The Mexican hearing on the Nazca Mummies mentioned the presence of osmium in the chest plates.
Some sources suggest that osmium was found in significant quantities in the implants, although others have questioned the accuracy of these claims.

One source I got chuckle from...


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