The mystery of the “air-dried chaplain” solved: the life and “afterlife” of an unusual human mummy from eighteenth century Austria

The multidisciplinary study of the well preserved cadaver of the so-called “air-dried chaplain” from the church crypt of St. Thomas am Blasenstein (Upper Austria) not only solved the “mystery” of the excellent preservation of the trunk of this unusual mummified human body, but also provided circumst...

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Main Authors: Andreas G. Nerlich, Peter Hofer, Stephanie Panzer, Christine Lehn, Judith Wimmer, Oskar Nowak, Frank Musshoff, Oliver K. Peschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1560050/full
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