Egypt
A very interesting article on an early autopsy of a late period lady mummy and the candles made from the mummies adipocere. Now that's just gross.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026877.000-what-killed-dr-granvilles-mummy.html?page=1
- Mummy Scanning
Here we have an article in pictures from National Geographic on scanning of some of Cairo's mummies including Maihirpre found in the valley of kings in the late 19th century. Also particularly interesting the mummy of Hatiay, sadly without picture...
- More On Minnesota's Mummy
This article comes with an interesting x-ray of the mummy and more information on the mummy's health in life and style of embalming. The data points to a mummy of middle age perhaps 30-35 years old....
- Don't Have A Bird !
Here is an article on an Egyptian mummy believed to have a bird mummy in it's abdomen however the ct scan done on the mummy suggests viscera. The article comes with 9 excellent pictures. The article suggests that the mummy is 4000 years old but the...
- Hyderabad's Mummy To Be Restored
Efforts are being made to restore a mummy in the Hyderabad museum. The article says the mummy is Old Kingdom in date but it also says that it belonged to the period of Egypt,s sixth Pharaoh which to my knowledge there is no proof of mummification in the...
- Makeover For Nesyamun
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Egypt
Dr. Granvilles Mummy
A very interesting article on an early autopsy of a late period lady mummy and the candles made from the mummies adipocere. Now that's just gross.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026877.000-what-killed-dr-granvilles-mummy.html?page=1
- Mummy Scanning
Here we have an article in pictures from National Geographic on scanning of some of Cairo's mummies including Maihirpre found in the valley of kings in the late 19th century. Also particularly interesting the mummy of Hatiay, sadly without picture...
- More On Minnesota's Mummy
This article comes with an interesting x-ray of the mummy and more information on the mummy's health in life and style of embalming. The data points to a mummy of middle age perhaps 30-35 years old....
- Don't Have A Bird !
Here is an article on an Egyptian mummy believed to have a bird mummy in it's abdomen however the ct scan done on the mummy suggests viscera. The article comes with 9 excellent pictures. The article suggests that the mummy is 4000 years old but the...
- Hyderabad's Mummy To Be Restored
Efforts are being made to restore a mummy in the Hyderabad museum. The article says the mummy is Old Kingdom in date but it also says that it belonged to the period of Egypt,s sixth Pharaoh which to my knowledge there is no proof of mummification in the...
- Makeover For Nesyamun
...