Intrusive poorly preserved mummy
Poorly preserved Roman Period (?) mummy
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- ID
- CBE_Q27-1
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- Department
- Abu Bakr Expedition
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- Classification
- Human remains
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- Findspot
- Area adjacent to the south side of the tomb of Meshaef, buried in the sand approximately 1 m beneath the modern surface.
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- Material
- Bone, cloth
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- Credit Line
- Abu Bakr Expedition
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- Period
- Roman Period (?)
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- Excavator
- Edward Brovarski
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- Notes
- Late in the 2005 CBE field season, a very poorly preserved mummy (perhaps of Roman Period date based upon what appears to be bitumen resins thickly coating the visible surfaces) was found in the sand, approximately 1 m beneath the modern surface. There was no tomb, burial pit (the mummy was not on the hard ground surface), coffin, nor artifacts – merely an isolated mummy on its back, head oriented southeast and feet oriented northwest.
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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Brovarski 2018
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates
- Remarks Egyptologist and co-director of the Cairo University-Brown University Excavations (CBE) in the Abu Bakr Cemetery.