Re: re:Red/Blonde haired mummies and such.

a.manansala_at_attbi.com
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: 24 Feb 2005 05:59:15 -0800

ralph ellis wrote:
> Interesting discussion. However, if we are discussing redheads, then
> surely the best mummies to investigate are those located in the annex
> to the tomb of Amenhotep II, which have vividly red hair. These are
> the mummies which were investigated recently by Joann Fletcher.
>
> Were any investigations done here? I read Fletcher's book, a thesis
> which I incidently disagree with, but she said nothing about original
> hair colour. Did they go to all this trouble and not take a hair
> sample?
>

Fletcher has followed Brothwell, who was her lead forensic
colloborator, in noting that mummy hair color is not likely to resemble
that of the living person. There would have to be exceptional
conditions of preservation to prevent natural hair degradation.

>>From discussions with her on another forum, they did not bother to
conduct tests on this hair.

Sometimes a mummy has a generally oxidized look, as in the case of
Ramses II who had sort of a rusty looking color to both the hair and
skin.

Pheomelanin is also present in the skin in individuals who possess this
pigment.

Regards,
Paul Kekai Manansala
http://sambali.blogspot.com

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