It's also not using any sort of radiation, (which could destroy DNA remnants of the mummies.) "And finally, by using this Terahertz imaging, you eventually may be able to look at the substances within the mummy,for example, the embalming liquid used in the Egyptian way of embalming.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

We can go back to ancient Egypt where there khemeia is reference in the hieroglyphs to term khemeia, which, among other things, meant chemical processes for embalming the dead.

我们可以追溯到古埃及,那的象形文字提到了词语,这是，在其他事情当中，意味着,化学过程处理防腐尸体。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

We can go back to ancient Egypt where there khemeia is reference in the hieroglyphs to term khemeia, which, among other things, meant chemical processes for embalming the dead.

我们可以追溯到古埃及,那的象形文字提到了词语,这是，在其他事情当中，意味着,化学过程处理防腐尸体。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选