Evidence for prehistoric origins of Egyptian mummification in late Neolithic burials.
Traditional theories on ancient Egyptian mummification postulate that in the prehistoric period (i.e.the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, 5th and 4th millennia B.C.) bodies were naturally desiccated through the Beta Carotene action of the hot, dry desert sand.Although molding of the body with resin-impregnated linen is believed to be an early Ph