Nzvimbo dzekutanga dzinoshandiswa kuEgypt yekare dzaive dzemakemikari akaiswa kubva kuWadi Natrun kuti aite mummification, iyo yakapawo gypsum inodiwa kuti igadzire plaster. Makemikari-anotakura matombo akawanikwa munzvimbo dziri kure, dzisina kugadzikana mudunhu rekumabvazuva renje neSinai, achida makuru, masangano ehurumende-anotungamirirwa kuti awane zviwanikwa zvakasikwa zvakawanikwa ipapo. Paive nemigodhi yegoridhe yakakura muNubia, uye imwe yemamepu ekutanga anozivikanwa ndeyemugodhi wegoridhe mudunhu rino. Wadi Hammam yaive inoshamisa sulfurite, sinkwacke, uye goridhe.
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