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This handout picture released by the Louvre Museum on September 13, 2021 shows a linen mortuary cloth, from Egypt, dated between 2140 and 1976 BC, and kept in the Louvre Museum in Paris. - A linen fabric from ancient Egypt has retained remarkable mechanical qualities after 4,000 years, according to a study made by Nature Plants published of September 13, 2021. (Photo by Alain Bourmaud / THE LOUVRE MUSEUM / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / THE LOUVRE MUSEUM / Alain Bourmaud " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS