Egypt
University of Pennsylvania Almanac
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- Exhibition: Mummy - Secrets Of The Tomb
Mysunshinecoast Queenslanders are one step closer to unlocking the secrets of ancient Egypt with tickets now on sale for Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb exhibition at Queensland Museum South Bank, announced Arts Minister Rachel Nolan. "Mummy: Secrets of the...
- 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...
- Scientists Seek Answers From Ancient Visitors
whyy.org (Script and audio). A relic preserved by state-of-the-art science almost 22 centuries ago is undergoing analysis by modern technology. And that analysis must confront not only the ravages of time, but also the damage done by “state-of-the-art”...
- Mummified Puppy Found In Egyptian Tomb
MSNBC (Jennifer Viegas) A small bundle found at the feet of an ancient Egyptian mummy whose tomb was inscribed with the phrase "Hapi-Men" contained the remains of a young dog, according to University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology...
- Hospital Helps Unravel The Mysteries Of Eygpt
This Is London Another older story which I missed from March. A HOSPITAL has helped reveal the secrets of mummified children from Egypt using state-of-the-art technology. A team of scientists, led by forensic Egyptologist Janet Davey, scanned three 2,000-year-old...
Egypt
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 in 1973, while Hapi-Men underwent an x-ray in 1980.
Early Sunday morning, April 19, they traveled to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, for yet another medical procedure, and the chance for researchers to find out more about these 2000-plus year old mummies—this time, through state-of-the-art CT scanning. They were joined by Hapi-Men’s loyal (mummified) pet, affectionately known as Hapi-Puppy. All three mummies were successfully CT scanned, and returned to the Penn Museum before 9 a.m.—and before the hospital’s living human patients’ CT scan appointments began.
They will be followed, eventually, by most of the Egyptian mummies in the Museum’s collection, including the seven additional mummies on display in the Museum’s most popular exhibition, The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science. What scholars learn about the collection from this procedure will eventually inform a new exhibition or segment of the current exhibition.
See the above page for the full story.
- Exhibition: Mummy - Secrets Of The Tomb
Mysunshinecoast Queenslanders are one step closer to unlocking the secrets of ancient Egypt with tickets now on sale for Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb exhibition at Queensland Museum South Bank, announced Arts Minister Rachel Nolan. "Mummy: Secrets of the...
- 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...
- Scientists Seek Answers From Ancient Visitors
whyy.org (Script and audio). A relic preserved by state-of-the-art science almost 22 centuries ago is undergoing analysis by modern technology. And that analysis must confront not only the ravages of time, but also the damage done by “state-of-the-art”...
- Mummified Puppy Found In Egyptian Tomb
MSNBC (Jennifer Viegas) A small bundle found at the feet of an ancient Egyptian mummy whose tomb was inscribed with the phrase "Hapi-Men" contained the remains of a young dog, according to University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology...
- Hospital Helps Unravel The Mysteries Of Eygpt
This Is London Another older story which I missed from March. A HOSPITAL has helped reveal the secrets of mummified children from Egypt using state-of-the-art technology. A team of scientists, led by forensic Egyptologist Janet Davey, scanned three 2,000-year-old...