Jana Jones is an Australian Egyptologist and research fellow in the department of ancient history at Macquarie University.[1] She is an expert on ancient Egyptian textiles. Her research provided evidence that mummification occurred in Prehistoric Egypt[2][3] through the analysis of Mummy S. 293 from the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy.[4]
Jana Jones | |
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| Alma mater | Macquarie University (BA, MA, PhD) |
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| Fields | Egyptology |
| Institutions | Macquarie University |
She completed a BA degree at Macquarie University, majoring in modern languages. Later, she received an MA and then PhD in Egyptology from Macquarie University.
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Articles edit
- Jones, Jana; Higham, Thomas F. G.; Oldfield, Ron; O'Connor, Terry P.; Buckley, Stephen A. (13 August 2014), "Evidence for Prehistoric Origins of Egyptian Mummification in Late Neolithic Burials", PLOS ONE, 9 (8): e103608, Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j3608J, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103608, PMC 4132097, PMID 25118605
References edit
- ^ "Calling Dr Jones". This Week At Macquarie University. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Jones, Jana (28 September 2018). "Prehistoric Egyptians mummified bodies 1,500 years before the pharaohs". CNN. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Wei-Haas, Maya (15 August 2018). "Mummy Helps Confirm Earliest Egyptian Embalming Recipe". National Geographic. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Masterson, Andrew (15 August 2018). "Egyptian mummification pushed back 1500 years". cosmosmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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