In the tomb of the parents of Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III (c. Using gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy, the team analyzed samples of mummified meat from several tombs. “You would expect to find this resin to be found in high, elite or royal human mummies as a preservative and color enhancer, but we’re finding them on food, which is really interesting because it means that the food is being treated with the same respect as the human bodies,” Ikram said. In a recent study conducted by Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology, and researchers from the University of Bristol, it was discovered that the tombs of wealthy ancient Egyptians contained mummified meat that was specially prepared with a rare and expensive resin imported from what is now the Syria-Lebanon area, indicating the care that was put into preparing food for the afterlife. When ancient Egyptians prepared the dead for the afterlife, they tried to ensure that the departed had everything, including something to eat.
