Egypt
This is a fine article on the suffering and death of ancient Egyptian mummies. The accompanying video is excellent with Dr. Rosalie David.
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/mummies-teeth-disease-diagnosis.html
- Mummies Examined For Rates Of Cancer
The Telegraph, UK (Richard Alleyne) Researchers looking at almost a thousand mummies from ancient Egypt and South America found only a handful suffered from cancer when now it accounts for nearly one in three deaths. The findings suggest that it is modern...
- 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...
- In The Lab / Feature: Examing Mummies With Rosalie David
Discovery Channel A short video featuring Rosalie David talking about the benefits and dangers of examining mummies. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Cancer In Mummies
A study on cancer in mummies at Manchester's KNH center for Biomedical Egyptology has found only one case of cancer in hundreds of mummies. Professor Rosalie David at the faculty of life sciences says that cancer in ancient mummies is very rare. ...
- A Mummies Heart
Here is an article and short video on mummies in particular heart disease in mummies and analysis on the mummy of a 4 year old. http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=11534250...
Egypt
Mummy Studies
This is a fine article on the suffering and death of ancient Egyptian mummies. The accompanying video is excellent with Dr. Rosalie David.
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/mummies-teeth-disease-diagnosis.html
- Mummies Examined For Rates Of Cancer
The Telegraph, UK (Richard Alleyne) Researchers looking at almost a thousand mummies from ancient Egypt and South America found only a handful suffered from cancer when now it accounts for nearly one in three deaths. The findings suggest that it is modern...
- 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...
- In The Lab / Feature: Examing Mummies With Rosalie David
Discovery Channel A short video featuring Rosalie David talking about the benefits and dangers of examining mummies. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Cancer In Mummies
A study on cancer in mummies at Manchester's KNH center for Biomedical Egyptology has found only one case of cancer in hundreds of mummies. Professor Rosalie David at the faculty of life sciences says that cancer in ancient mummies is very rare. ...
- A Mummies Heart
Here is an article and short video on mummies in particular heart disease in mummies and analysis on the mummy of a 4 year old. http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=11534250...