What tests showed about the condition of the mummy.
One ancient egyptian mummy head it came into the hands of a private person in England in the 19th century and now, after his death, it has passed into the hands of scientists.
The head was found in an attic of a house in Kent, which was being cleaned after the death of the owner. During the Victorian period, objects like this often came from Egypt as souvenirs and were passed down the generations to other people. The head was found by a man who inherited it from his brother. Scientists believe that his brother got it from someone “Dr. Coates” sometime in the early 20th century, but no further information is available on this.
The ancient Egyptian mummified head from The Beaney Museum in Canterbury. Scanned at Maidstone Nuclear Medicine Department, Kent.
Sagittal CT data and 3D reconstruction using RadiAnt.@The_Beaney @MTWnhs @radiantviewer https://t.co/n469JUVb9K pic.twitter.com/1i3oDenmL4
— James Elliott (@Paleoimaging) July 11, 2022
The Canterbury Christ Church University scientists they placed it on a CT scanner and tests revealed that the head belonged to an adult woman. The initial results showed that she had a hard diet which wore down her teeth, but her tongue was well preserved. The brain had been removed during the mummification process, and an unknown material was also found in her left nostril and nasal cavity, without being able to distinguish whether it was ancient or more recent.
The exam provides a wealth of information, from her dental status, pathology and retention method, to estimates of age and sex.
The data will be used to create a 3D copy of the head and a reconstruction of the face with its features will be attempted.
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