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Sine Larsen

joined in Dec 16, 2021

Professor at Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Larsen has 1 break published.

Unveiling the secrets of ancient Egyptian ink

The earliest examples of preserving human thoughts by applying ink on a flexible and durable material, papyrus, were found in Ancient Egypt at the dawn of recorded history (c. 3200 BCE). Egyptians used black ink for writing body text, while red ink was often used... click to read more

Marine Cotte | Beamline scientist at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, and CNRS, Paris, France

Thomas Christiansen | Egyptologist at Egyptology Section, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen (alumnus), Denmark

Sine Larsen | Professor at Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Ink

Papyrus

Synchrotron-based X-ray analyses

Ancient Egypt Lead

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Dec 22, 2021