Egypt
Berkshire Eagle (Jenn Smith)
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- Ct Scan Yields Secrets Of Vassar College's Mummy
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- Berkshire Museum Mummy Undergoes A Ct Scan
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_6063034?source=most_emailed A follow up on the story of the Berkshire (U.S.) mummy that was being prepared for a CT scan a few weeks ago. The mummy has now been scanned as part of the Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium (AMSC)...
Egypt
Mummy gets high-tech treatment at BMC
Berkshire Eagle (Jenn Smith)
Though he may be a mummy, the Egyptian priest Pahat can still speak volumes about his ancient civilization.
On Wednesday morning, the nearly 2,300-year-old Berkshire Museum resident and the lower half of his sarcophagus were wrapped to brave the winter weather to undergo a CT scan at Berkshire Medical Center.
The procedure uses advanced X-ray technology as a tool in the scientific study of mummies.
Stuart Chase, executive director of the museum, was among a crowd of nearly 20 other museum, medical and press personnel who squeezed into BMC's CT scanning suite to watch the process firsthand.
"It's a rare situation to have a mummy and to be a museum that's so close to a hospital with the technology to be able to do this," said Chase. "It's an exciting new way to unlock the mysteries of the past."
Pahat himself was first scanned in 1984. On June 4, 2007, the mummy was scanned again at BMC.
- Spurlock Mummy Back Under The Scanner
The News-Gazette (Debra Pressey) The first time a CT scan was done on a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy from the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois, medical technology wasn't sharp enough to help solve some of the mysteries about the body...
- Museum’s Egyptian Mummies: Visit To Hup For Ct Scanning
University of Pennsylvania Almanac PUM II and Hapi-Men, two of the ancient Egyptian mummies on display at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, have had their share of medical scrutiny: PUM II was both x-rayed and autopsied...
- Berkshire Museum Puts A Face On Its Mummy
Berkshire Eagle (Jenn Smith) The mummy has returned. And he has new tales to tell. One of the county's most beloved relics — the nearly 2,300-year-old corpse of the ancient priest Pahat — is back on view at the Berkshire Museum's recently...
- Ct Scan Yields Secrets Of Vassar College's Mummy
Times Herald-Record (Jeremiah Horrigan) I'm not quite sure how poor Shem-en-Min would have responded to being referred to as "the guy", or whether or not the Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium will enjoy being referred to as CSI Egypt, but here's...
- Berkshire Museum Mummy Undergoes A Ct Scan
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_6063034?source=most_emailed A follow up on the story of the Berkshire (U.S.) mummy that was being prepared for a CT scan a few weeks ago. The mummy has now been scanned as part of the Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium (AMSC)...