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The burial post is hollow log coffin from Oceania/Australia. Hollow logs made for a burial ceremony are large. Smaller hollow logs may be made to keep the bones of the deceased at the home of the family for a period of time. The hollow logs can also…

"The wooden mummy case dates from Dynasty 21 (1069-969 BC) and is covered by cartonnage. Ancient Egyptian cartonnage is a material made from layers of linen or papyrus, coated with gesso (a calcium based mineral substance) and then painted. The mummy…

"A pot burial from Hemamieh, near the village of Badari. The village name is now used to refer to a distinct predynastic civilisation called Badarian. Badarian sites were found by Ali Suefi in 1923 and published by Guy Brunton and Gertrude…