Spiral computed tomographic study of a pre-Ptolemaic Egyptian mummy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6135564
AutoresJules Kieser (0009-0006-8878-5376, University of Otago), John M Dennison (University of Otago), John Dennison (University of Otago), Dimitri Anson (0000-0003-1467-1932, Otago Museum), Terry Doyle (University of Otago), Raechel Laing (0000-0003-1661-9580, Department of Clothing and Textile Sciences, Otago University), Raechel M Laing (0000-0003-0607-0037, University of Otago)
Año2004
Volumen112
Número1
Páginas91-96
Fecha de publicación2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnthropological Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570
EditorialAnthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1537/ase.00087
OpenAlexW2047657825
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas17

We studied an Egyptian mummy housed in the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the age of the mummy is 2,358 BP, which is the period of the 30th Dynasty of Nakhthorhebe. Serial CT scans show that the heart had been removed, which is unusual among Egyptian mummies. In contrast, the brain had been left in situ. The orbital breadth suggests a degree of hypertelorism, being at the upper limit of the values recorded for ancient Egyptian males. There is extensive dental disease with excessive tooth wear and tooth loss, typical of Egyptian mummies. The wrapping material, examined under SEM, is probably a linen textile with a selvage

Art · Computed tomographic · Computed tomography · Radiocarbon dating · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Anatomy · Geology · Paleontology · Surgery