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[https://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-020-00473-1 by Ehab Al-Emam 4/1/211 npj] | [https://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-020-00473-1 by Ehab Al-Emam 4/1/211 npj] | ||
In this study, we evaluated the ease of removal of soot layers from ancient wall paintings by employing double network gels as a controllable and safe cleaning method. The ceiling of the temple of Seti I (Abydos, Egypt) is covered with thick layers of soot; this is especially the case in the sanctuary of Osiris. These layers may have been accumulated during the occupation of the temple by Christians, fleeing the Romans in the first centuries A.D. | In this study, we evaluated the ease of removal of soot layers from ancient wall paintings by employing double network gels as a controllable and safe cleaning method. The ceiling of the temple of Seti I (Abydos, Egypt) is covered with thick layers of soot; this is especially the case in the sanctuary of Osiris. These layers may have been accumulated during the occupation of the temple by Christians, fleeing the Romans in the first centuries A.D. | ||
=====Butterflies of Ancient Egypt===== | |||
[https://bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-the-lepidopterists-society/volume-69/issue-4/lepi.69i4.a2/Butterflies-of-Ancient-Egypt/10.18473/lepi.69i4.a2.full by Vazrick Nazari, Linda Evans 1/12/15 Bio One DIGITAL LIBRARY] | |||
A review of butterflies depicted in ancient Egyptian tomb scenes and other artifacts dating from the predynastic period (c. 3000 BCE) until the end of the pharaonic era (c. 100 BCE) reveals a wide spectrum of stylistic changes over time. A cladistic analysis shows relative consistency of style during the Old Kingdom period, copying of old styles during the Middle Kingdom period, and a deviation from tradition during the New Kingdom period. The utility of a cladistic approach in assigning dates and localities to ancient Egyptian artifacts with unknown origins is demonstrated. We discuss lepidopteran symbolism in ancient Egypt, and investigate how some of these depictions may highlight historical shifts in species ranges since pharaonic times. | |||
