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		trelonid on May 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient Egyptian coffins and mystery of ‘black goo... >The exact ingredients vary from one coffin to the next, but the goo was always made from some of these ingredients what I understand is that they didn't measure the ingredients, but rather put how much they thought was good

claviska on May 25, 2020 [–]

I don’t think it’s arbitrary. Despite being from similar times, burials occurred decades or even centuries apart. The recipe likely evolved based on experimentation and availability of ingredients.

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