Researchers Discover “Unusually Well-Preserved” Mummy in Church Crypt

Researchers Discover “Unusually Well-Preserved” Mummy in Church Crypt

Researchers discovered a centuries-old mummy in Austria that was exceptionally well preserved, likely due to a previously undocumented embalming technique involving wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride. For centuries, cultures around the world have practiced embalming, often for religious purposes. While embalming methods vary widely, not all have been equally studied. In a first-of-its-kind [...]

Researchers uncover the odd reason an 'unusual' mummy survived the centuries

An 18th-century mummy in Austria, likely Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg, was preserved using a rare embalming technique with zinc chloride and wood chips.

Researchers discover the odd reason this ‘unusual’ mummy survived the centuries so well-preserved

Researchers have uncovered the reason an “unusual” 18th-century mummy was preserved so well in Austria – and it’s highly abnormal. A study about the mummy was recently published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. The so-called “air-dried chaplain” is housed in the crypt of the church of St. Thomas am Blasenstein in Upper Austria. Historians believe the mummy’s... The post Researchers discover the odd reason this ‘unusual’ mummy survived the c…