Abstract
Introduction This project is a multidisciplinary study of mummified remains held in the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia in Lisbon, Portugal. The project will employ a range of bioarchaeological methodologies (Larsen 1997) in order to derive the maximum possible information from the remains, including age, sex and stature determination, dietary reconstruction, biological affinity, pathology and childhood health. The cultural context of human and animal mummification will also be addressed. The Lisbon Mummy Project (LMP) is headed by an international team of specialists from the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, ERA Arqueologia, the Instituto Portugues de Arqueologia (Lisbon), the Institute of Archaeology (UCL), The British Museum and The American University in Cairo. The project aims to study the mummified remains using non-destructive and selected invasive analytical methods, including visual observation, conventional radiography, Computed Axial Tomography (CAT) scanning, endoscopy, histology and genetic analyses.
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