US Edition18th-Century Austrian Mummy Identified and Preserved by Rare Embalming Technique
- Researchers examined the remains of an 18th-century parish priest, believed to be Franz Xaver Sidler von Rosenegg, which were discovered in a crypt at the church in St. Thomas am Blasenstein, Austria.
- Sidler died in 1746 at about 37 years old during the War of Austrian Succession, and his body was prepared for transport to his home monastery but never moved due to unknown reasons.
- The team found that the body was unusually preserved through a distinctive embalming technique that involved filling the abdominal cavity via the rectum with materials such as wood fragments, small branches, and cloth, combined with the application of zinc chloride to internally dry and protect the corpse.
- Lead author Andreas Nerlich explained that the remarkable state of preservation resulted from a distinctive embalming technique in which wood chips, along with twigs and fabric, were inserted into the abdomen via the rectum.
- This previously undocumented technique suggests embalming practices in the 18th century may have been more widespread and diverse, and Sidler likely died from chronic tuberculosis rather than poisoning.
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