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“Mummies, Science and Egyptology II” at the University of Manchester
Image via Wikipedia The University of Manchester is hosting “Mummies, Science and Egyptology II”, a day school on Saturday 6th February to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, including Ramses the Great. Professor Rosalie David, who will lecture at the day school, said: “Even in death Ramesses II remains a fascinating figure. In 1974,... »
“Mummy paper” not an urban legend – says researcher
S.J. Wolfe of Worcester, a senior cataloger and serials specialist at the American Antiquarian Society, believes she has found definitive proof that an urban legend — that American paper manufacturers once made paper from the linen wrappings of Egyptian mummies — is indeed true. Several American paper manufacturers in Maine and Connecticut were believed to... »
Ancient Egyptians suffered hardening of the arteries, CT scans show
Image by Brooklyn Museum via Flickr The study was conceived by Dr. Gregory Thomas, a cardiologist at UC Irvine, after he read the nameplate of Pharaoh Merenptah in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo. The nameplate says that, when he died at age 60 in 1203 BC, Merenptah was plagued by atherosclerosis, arthritis and... »
Putnam Museum in Iowa unwraps new Egyptian mummy display
In less than two weeks, on Aug. 22, a newly renovated – and completely transformed and updated – Egyptian mummy exhibit will open to the public. Visitors will enter between two ancient-looking pillars, right into what museum history curator Christina Kastell hopes will feel like an undisturbed Egyptian tomb. But it won’t be completely ancient. The display... »
Honey used to keep mummies fresh
Honey was reportedly applied to Alexander the Great in the warm, arid environment of ancient Egypt, part of the mummification process 5,000 years ago, says Amy Barth in “Discover” magazine. Mummies’ long-kept secrets are coming to light these days as interdisciplinary groups like the Swiss Mummy Project in Zurich use MRI and the like... »
Paleoradiology helps reveal the secrets of the mummies
Image via Wikipedia Was King Tut really murdered? Did the Great Pharoah Ramesses II die from a disease of the spine? The answers to these age-old mysteries are locked inside Egyptian mummies. Today, they are being unravelled through the modern science of “paleoradiology”. Paleoradiology uses nuclear technologies such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance... »
Female mummy actually male, CT Scan reveals
One of four ancient Egyptian mummies thought for centuries to be a woman is actually a man. North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset examined the mummies belonging to the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday. A CAT scan revealed that one of the mummies, named “Lady Hor,” was actually a man. Researchers conducted the scans with hopes of... »
New DNA testing lab inaugurated at Cairo University
A new lab for testing the DNA and the lineage of ancient Egyptian royal mummies was inaugurated last Sunday in the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University. The laboratory is similar to the one set up two years ago at the Egyptian Museum where the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut was identified. Sally Reda, one of the... »
San Francisco reclaims mummy from Stockton
The Haggin Museum mummy, Stockton’s coolest cadaver, is being reclaimed by the San Francisco museum that loaned it 65 years ago. He wraps up his stay on Aug. 18. The city’s most popular preserved person is to be studied with state-of-the-art technology. He will then become part of an October exhibition at The Legion of... »
The mummy and his puppy
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 staff that have named the canine “Hapi-Puppy.” The approximately 2,300-year-old puppy, revealed during a recent CT scan, is... »
