Ancient Egyptians in Lithuania: A scientific study of the Egyptian mummies at the National Museum of Lithuania and the MK Čiurlionis National Museum of Art

Piombino‐Mascali, Dario; Mcknight, Lidija; Jankauskas, Rimantas

doi:10.12697/poa.2014.23.1.11

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“…The Lithuanian research group in Vilnius University is currently rather active, and in recent years has employed biomolecular techniques for the detection of human pathogens such as typhus and trench fever (Raoult et al, 2006), has covered trauma analysis (Jatautis et al, 2010;Kozakaitė, 2011Kozakaitė, , 2018Kozakaitė & Jankauskas, 2013;Kozakaitė et al, 2018aKozakaitė et al, , 2018b) and has performed several mummy studies, with the establishment of the Lithuanian Mummy Project (Morrow et al, 2014;Piombino-Mascali et al, 2014a, 2014b, 2014c, 2014dPanzer et al, 2015;Piombino-Mascali et al, 2015.…”

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Giving a Voice to the Little Ones: The Bioarchaeology of Children in the Baltics

Morrone

2020

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The skeletal remains of non-adults provide endless insights into numerous aspects of their personal, family and social lives. Although they were considered to be marginal members of society, children can potentially shed light on factors influencing the overall health and survival of their communities, sensitively conveying the ability of a population to adapt to its environment and cope with moments of crisis. In the last decade, worldwide interest in the archaeology of children has grown, and has driven the bioarchaeological investigation of their skeletal remains. However, the bioarchaeological study of non-adults has received surprisingly little interest in the Baltic states. This review presents the past and current state of the art with specific focus on the Baltic area from prehistory to historic times, outlining new research fields and the benefits of studying non-adult skeletal remains, and proposing specific possible directions for future work on this topic. The paper is aimed at giving a louder voice to the youngest actors of ancient communities, and perhaps offers a starting point for developing a definitive bioarchaeology of children in the Baltics.

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Giving a Voice to the Little Ones: The Bioarchaeology of Children in the Baltics

Morrone

2020

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“…In particular, crocodile mummies appear to be of great interest because they have been less studied as compared to other animals (De Cupere et al, 2023). This article deals with some reptile remains curated in the National Museum of Lithuania at Vilnius, which have been researched for the first time within the framework of the Lithuanian mummy project, a multidisciplinary investigation of mummified remains kept in this country (Piombino-Mascali et al, 2014). Historic records indicate that these were donated to the then Museum of Antiquities (a predecessor of the National Museum of Lithuania) by Count Michał Tyszkiewicz (1828-1897), a prominent antiquities collector and amateur archaeologist who carried out excavations in Luxor in 1861-1862 (Veprauskienė, 2009;Snitkuvienė, 2011).…”

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Crocodile Rock! A Bioarchaeological Study of Ancient Egyptian Reptile Remains from the National Museum of Lithuania

Piombino-Mascali,

Jankauskas,

Piličiauskienė

et al. 2024

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Remnants of what was believed to be a single baby crocodile, originating from ancient Egypt and curated in the National Museum of Lithuania, have been recently assessed using noninvasive and nondestructive techniques. These had been donated in 1862 to the then Museum of Antiquities by the prominent Polish-Lithuanian collector Count Michał Tyszkiewicz. After careful investigation of the three mummified reptile fragments available, the authors were able to identify at least two individuals based on morpho-anatomical characteristics. This indicates that the two small crocodiles originally described in historic records are still present within the collection and that none of these items was lost during the different lootings perpetrated throughout the museum’s history. Information regarding the post-mortem treatment of these animals was also obtained. This is the first scientific study of animal mummies in the Baltic States, and it should be followed by proper conservation and display of these findings.

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Paleoimaging of a modern mummy from Lithuania (circa 19th–20th century)

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An anthropogenic human mummy curated in the Museum of the History of Medicine, Vilnius University, was recently examined by means of computed tomography. Although the mummy lacked data regarding its specific context and historical information on its identity and chronology, the investigation focused on the embalming method adopted to preserve it. Some pathological alterations were also recorded. This research appears to suggest that this body was prepared for educational and/or scientific purposes rather than funerary purposes. Hence, the case could be categorized as a "medical mummy" prepared between the mid-19th and the mid-20th centuries.

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Ancient Egyptians in Lithuania: A scientific study of the Egyptian mummies at the National Museum of Lithuania and the MK Čiurlionis National Museum of Art

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Giving a Voice to the Little Ones: The Bioarchaeology of Children in the Baltics

Giving a Voice to the Little Ones: The Bioarchaeology of Children in the Baltics

Crocodile Rock! A Bioarchaeological Study of Ancient Egyptian Reptile Remains from the National Museum of Lithuania

Paleoimaging of a modern mummy from Lithuania (circa 19th–20th century)

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