Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Virtual Mummies from the British Museum



Here is an article on the CT scanning of some of the British Museum's mummies, which have remained wrapped for the last couple of centuries. The mummies include a Third intermediate period priestess and temple singer named Tamut, who died at Thebes around 900 BC.

An unknown man was revealed during the scans in the coffin of a woman. The man had bad teeth and probably suffered terriblyAmazing technology!

The mummies will be presented, among others, in  Ancient Lives from May 22 -November 30, 2014, at the British Museum

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