Egypt
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi)
- Exhibition: Unwrapping The Medical Messages Of Mummies
swissinfo.ch (Thomas Stephens) Bandaged corpses are so much more than fodder for dodgy Hollywood horror films. An exhibition in Zurich explains what they can tell us about our own health. “Mummies, men, medicine, magic”, running at Zurich University’s...
- Do Ancient Egyptians Have A Right To Privacy?
New Scientist (Jo Marchant) SHOULD we consider the privacy or reputation of the individual when analysing an Egyptian mummy? The assumption that ancient corpses are fair game for science is beginning to be challenged. Though strict ethical guidelines...
- More Re Terahertz Imaging To View Mummies
moldova.org Preserved bodies help doctors understand diseases that have plagued humans for thousands of years Back in 2005, when Frank Ruhli was trying to figure out how ancient Egypt's famous boy pharaoh, King Tut, died, he used CT scans of Tut's...
- Akhenaten's Toe Returned To Egypt
Middle East Online The toe of King Akhenaton, which was stolen in 1907 during an examination of the pharaoh's bones, was returned during a signing ceremony for an agreement with Switzerland over the return of ancient artefacts, the council said. "The...
- Interview: Five Questions To The Mummy Doctor
Discovery Magazine Pathologist Frank Rühli scaled back his medical practice in 2005 to pursue an obsession with mummies. Since then he has used advanced imaging to perform autopsies on the long-dead and has played a key role in investigating the mysterious...
Egypt
In the Lab: Bad Teeth
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi)
Worn teeth, periodontal diseases, abscesses and cavities tormented the ancient Egyptians, according to the first systematic review of all studies performed on Egyptian mummies in the past 30 years.
After examining research of more than 3,000 mummies, anatomists and paleopathologists at the University of Zurich concluded that 18 percent of all mummies in case reports showed a nightmare array of dental diseases.
"Evidence of dental disorders is plentiful because usually teeth are among the best preserved parts of a body. As for other diseases, the published studies do not always provide in-depth details. Nevertheless, we came across some interesting findings," senior author and medical doctor Frank Ruhli, head of the Swiss Mummy Project at the University of Zurich, told Discovery News.
- Exhibition: Unwrapping The Medical Messages Of Mummies
swissinfo.ch (Thomas Stephens) Bandaged corpses are so much more than fodder for dodgy Hollywood horror films. An exhibition in Zurich explains what they can tell us about our own health. “Mummies, men, medicine, magic”, running at Zurich University’s...
- Do Ancient Egyptians Have A Right To Privacy?
New Scientist (Jo Marchant) SHOULD we consider the privacy or reputation of the individual when analysing an Egyptian mummy? The assumption that ancient corpses are fair game for science is beginning to be challenged. Though strict ethical guidelines...
- More Re Terahertz Imaging To View Mummies
moldova.org Preserved bodies help doctors understand diseases that have plagued humans for thousands of years Back in 2005, when Frank Ruhli was trying to figure out how ancient Egypt's famous boy pharaoh, King Tut, died, he used CT scans of Tut's...
- Akhenaten's Toe Returned To Egypt
Middle East Online The toe of King Akhenaton, which was stolen in 1907 during an examination of the pharaoh's bones, was returned during a signing ceremony for an agreement with Switzerland over the return of ancient artefacts, the council said. "The...
- Interview: Five Questions To The Mummy Doctor
Discovery Magazine Pathologist Frank Rühli scaled back his medical practice in 2005 to pursue an obsession with mummies. Since then he has used advanced imaging to perform autopsies on the long-dead and has played a key role in investigating the mysterious...