funerals and civilizations developed over time.]]> imagined for the early Egyptians, Buckley hopes to look at later burial grounds.]]> investigation of the cloths.]]> milestone in the development of mummification techniques.]]> purposely mixed together chemicals and then applied that recipe onto bodies before burials.]]> desert were thought to have been preserved naturally.]]> suggest the presence of embalming agents.]]> evidence suggests that the ancient Egyptians may have understood the science of mummification much earlier than researchers previously believed.]]> process was part of the mummification ceremony.]]> determine that the linens were covered in a mixture of chemicals.]]> scrutinized the cloth under a microscope.]]> appeared to her that the cloth was coated in resin.]]> confirm her hypothesis, she called in Buckley.]]> development of mummification techniques.]]> hypothesis, she called in Buckley.]]>