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Atherosclerosis ran in the family of ancient Egyptian royalty
In a study presented at the scientific session of the American College of Cardiology today in New Orleans, the team led by cardiologists Adel Allam of the Al Azhar Medical School in Cairo and Gregory Thomas of the University of California, Irvine found that 44 out of 52 ancient Egyptian mummies from the royal... »
“Mummies Of The World” in Los Angeles, CA
Image by Wendy McCormac via Flickr On July 1st, “MUMMIES OF THE WORLD,” the largest exhibition of mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, makes its world debut at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, featuring a never-before-seen collection of 150 specimens, including real human and animal mummies and related artifacts from South America, Europe,... »
Forty five tombs unearthed in the Fayoum
The discovery happened about a week ago, but the earliest report appears to come from Luxor Times Magazine blog. More recent reports raise the number of tombs to 57. Egyptian authorities has just announced the remarkable discovery by an Egyptian mission headed by Dr. Abdel Rahman El-Aydi, of 45 ancient tombs and four cemeteries at... »
Egyptian Galleries at the Nelson-Atkins
Image via Wikipedia A spectacular 2,300-year-old collection of funerary objects from an Egyptian tomb will be the centerpiece of new Egyptian galleries that open May 8 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO. Among the objects is an elaborately decorated, 7-foot inner coffin designed for an Egyptian noblewoman, Meretites. The Meretites collection, acquired... »
Ancient tombs found at Bahariya Oasis
Egyptian archaeologists carrying out excavations at the site of a planned youth center have found 14 tombs dating back to the third century BC, including one with a female mummy adorned with jewelry. The Greco-Roman tombs, in Bahariya Oasis, 300 km (190 miles) southwest of Cairo, were discovered during probes that indicated they may be... »
‘Night at Museum’ to unwrap mummy mysteries
The Barnum Museum will come alive for a very dead lady on March 25. That’s when a diminutive 5-foot 4-inch, 30-something with high cheek bones and a penchant for seasoning her veggies with sand will become a living, breathing person through the findings of Quinnipiac University’s Bioanthropology Research Institute. After her nearly 4,000-year sleep and... »
“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,... »
Joan of Arc relics not really Joan’s
Image via Wikipedia In an extensive new study, a team of scientists has determined that the revered relics of Joan of Arc are nothing more than the bones of a human and a cat tracing back to ancient Egypt. The relics, which have fooled onlookers for decades, did resemble burnt bones, in keeping with historical accounts... »
Still looking for volunteers for mummification TV documentary
On April of last year I posted a solicitation from a London based television company looking for terminally ill patients willing to be mummified like an ancient Egyptian after they die of course, for a scientific documentary: You have to die to play this role Here are some related news: Channel 4 seeks terminally-ill volunteer to... »
“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... »
