Insect Traces and the Mummies of Palermo – a Status Report

In an interdisciplinary investigation of the mummies of the Capuchin Monastery in Palermo we made entomological findings with regards to the comparatively poor state of preservation of the deceased, to provide enlightenment about the process of natural mummification, as little is known about how the bodies were handled after death until they were laid out in the basement.

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Jugend Forscht: Fäulnis und Verwesung vom menschlichen Finger am Schweineschwanzmodell

Das Ziel unseres Versuches war es, den Insektenbefall an abgetrennten Gliedmaßen, speziell dem menschlichen Finger, nach verschiedenartiger Behandlung zu beobachten. Als realistisches Modell für den menschlichen Finger verwendeten wir Schweineschwänze.

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