News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on American Drugs in Egyptian Mummies (2005). Parent comment

Re:American Drugs in Egyptian Mummies (2005) by cfadvan on Saturday April 21, 2018 @06:01PM (#16893650)
Used to smuggle drugs seems by far the most likely. Mummies would have the benefit of being ostensibly fragile, valuable, and repellent to most. That’s a trifecta drug smugglers would hope for, in terms of evading deep inspections.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:American Drugs in Egyptian Mummies (2005) by spraak on Saturday April 21, 2018 @06:32PM (#16893741)
The readings were however taken from the hair that was washed before testing, indicating ingestion while alive.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:American Drugs in Egyptian Mummies (2005) by GW150914 on Saturday April 21, 2018 @07:05PM (#16893847)
Contamination of the mummy itself seems unlikely, while contamination from the lab or tech seems incredibly likely.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:American Drugs in Egyptian Mummies (2005) by spraak on Saturday April 21, 2018 @07:23PM (#16893912)
Maybe, but unlikely; other tests were done.

> “Since the initial work of Balabanova et. al., other studies have revealed the same drugs (cocaine, nicotine, and hashish) in Egyptian mummies, confirming the original results."

[ Parent | on HN ]