The mummy of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I was so exquisitely wrapped – embellished with flower garlands and buried with a lifelike confront mask – scientists have been hesitant to open up up the continues to be. That is, right until now. Some 3,000 several years immediately after Amenhotep’s burial, a team […]
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Animal mummies unwrapped with hi-res 3D X-rays
Three mummified animals from historic Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers, working with high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented depth about the animals’ lives – and deaths – about 2000 several years back. The three animals – a snake, a chook and a cat – are from […]