Egypt
The National (David Crossland)
- Animal Mummies – X-radiography, And Coming Soon – Ct Scans!
Brooklyn Museum (Lisa Bruno) These past few weeks we have been steadily packing and preparing to transport a group of animal mummies to the Animal Medical Center (AMC) for CT scanning with radiologist Anthony Fischetti, DVM, MS. In earlier blog posts...
- 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...
- More Re Malaria Found In Mummies
National Geographic The oldest known cases of malaria have been discovered in two 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, scientists announced. Researchers in Germany studied bone tissue samples from more than 90 mummies found in the ancient Egyptian city of...
- Egypt's Royal Mummies To Get Identity Checks
International Herald Tribune All of Egypt's royal mummies will get identity checks after scientists found one was wrongly identified as a Pharaoh, the chief Egyptian archaeologist said. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council...
- Scanning Mummies
Scientists are using airport scanners to examine ancient intact mummies as is displayed in the following article from Discovery channel....
Egypt
More re low terahertz radiation scanning of mummies
The National (David Crossland)
Scientists in Germany and Switzerland have pioneered a new method of examining ancient mummies by using technology employed in airport body scanners.
The pilot project, conducted at the University of Freiburg in south-western Germany, could revolutionise the way in which the secrets of mummies such as Egypt’s King Tutankhamun are unlocked in future.
The low-level terahertz radiation used in new screening equipment currently being installed at airports around the world is particularly suited to scrutinising ancient tissue because it is far more gentle than X-ray scanning, the scientists said. Until now, researchers have resorted to X-raying mummies with CT scans, which can destroy DNA remnants because the rays can break apart molecules.
- Animal Mummies – X-radiography, And Coming Soon – Ct Scans!
Brooklyn Museum (Lisa Bruno) These past few weeks we have been steadily packing and preparing to transport a group of animal mummies to the Animal Medical Center (AMC) for CT scanning with radiologist Anthony Fischetti, DVM, MS. In earlier blog posts...
- 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...
- More Re Malaria Found In Mummies
National Geographic The oldest known cases of malaria have been discovered in two 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, scientists announced. Researchers in Germany studied bone tissue samples from more than 90 mummies found in the ancient Egyptian city of...
- Egypt's Royal Mummies To Get Identity Checks
International Herald Tribune All of Egypt's royal mummies will get identity checks after scientists found one was wrongly identified as a Pharaoh, the chief Egyptian archaeologist said. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council...
- Scanning Mummies
Scientists are using airport scanners to examine ancient intact mummies as is displayed in the following article from Discovery channel....