A mummified body, found within a crypt at St. Thomas am Blasenstein in Austria, has confounded researchers for centuries. By studying chemical isotopes within a bone sample, the researchers were even able to determine what the vicar typically consumed. Additional toxicological analysis revealed traces of zinc chloride and other elements.”The combination of materials explains how the body maintained its “air-dried” state. Nerlich noted that “It was really unexpected because the body walls were completely intact.” So, how did they get in there? Nerlich also informed CNN that, to their knowledge, this particular embalming technique “hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before.”That, of course, we already know.