AT-1287

Rameses II and the tobacco beetle

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Egyptian Contact with the Americas Claims

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Peer-reviewed Antiquity corrective using the mummy's post-excavation history and tobacco-beetle evidence to show why contamination and museum context must be addressed before inferring ancient tobacco use.

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A 1992 toxicology report documents disputed mummy residues, but the catalog contains no secure evidence establishing Egyptian voyages, trade, or influence in the pre-Columbian Americas.

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The ancient origin and significance of the reported mummy drug residues remain disputed; the report alone does not establish a transatlantic route.

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Egyptian Contact with the Americas Claims

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Egyptian Contact with the Americas Claims

A 1992 toxicology report documents disputed mummy residues, but the catalog contains no secure evidence establishing Egyptian voyages, trade, or influence in the pre-Columbian Americas.

The ancient origin and significance of the reported mummy drug residues remain disputed; the report alone does not establish a transatlantic route.

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