In April last year, researchers in Warsaw, Poland, found the first and only known case of a pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy that for decades was thought to be a male priest from the first century BCE.published in the Journal of Archaeological Science
“It is not the most aesthetic comparison but conveys the idea. Blood pH in corpses, including content of the uterus, falls significantly, becoming more acidic, concentrations of ammonia and formic acid increase with time,” the scientists write in a blog post. The foetus, the researchers say, was in an acidic, “bog-like” environment which dried-up later during the embalming of the mother.
This is similar to what’s seen in bog bodies where bones are rarely found due to demineralisation in an acidic environment.
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