Analytical study reveals textile deterioration causes in mummified burials, suggesting preservation methods.
The current study focuses on using analytical techniques to explain the causes of deterioration of a mummy Pharaonic textile from Saqqara. Isolation and identification of fungi, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction and investigating the surface morphology by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with EDAX were used to explain textile degradation. The combined analytical approach proved that several structural changes were observed in spectra of deteriorated textile. Moreover, major crystallinity changes were observed.
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