Egypt
The Miami Mummy
The recent rediscovery of the mummy in the Bass museum collection has resulted in a ct scan of the mummy. The mummy will be put on display in the museum with the findings of its examination.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1285498.html
The Bass Museum:
http://www.bassmuseum.org/
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Minnesota Mummy Under The Scanner
MinnPost While many a mummy-costumed trick-or-treater heads to the streets this Halloween weekend, Minnesota’s most famous bona fide mummy is going to Children’s Hospital in St. Paul for a CT scan. The Science Museum of Minnesota has decided it’s...
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Bringing Out The Mummies At The Bass Museum
New York Times (Eve M. Kahn) With photos. To expand audiences for cultural attractions in grim economic times, why not bring out a corpse or two, preferably from ancient Egypt? “People who are not necessarily interested in going to museums are all very...
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Child Sarcophagus Donated To Bass Museum
Miami Herald An ancient Egyptian child's sarcophagus, a mummy and two Greek urns have been donated to the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach by the estate of celebrated First Amendment lawyer Dan Paul, who died in January at 85. The donation joins...
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Ct Scan Of A Mummy In Syracuse
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=4619791&nav=4QcS Brief piece about scanning a mummy named Hen - "An Egyptian mummy was taken to a Syracuse hospital by ambulance for a C-T scan.The 2-thousand-year-old mummy, called Hen, usually is on display...
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She's A He
A recent examination in a CT scanner has shown an Egyptian mummy in the collection of the Brooklyn museum long thought to be that of a woman is actually a man. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/24/2009-06-24_brooklyn_museum_mummys_a_daddy.html...
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