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ERIC Number: EJ930416
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
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Unwrapping an Ancient Egyptian Mummy Using X-Rays
Hughes, Stephen W.
Physics Education, v45 n3 p235-242 May 2010
This article describes a project of unwrapping an ancient Egyptian mummy using x-ray computed tomography (CT). About 600 x-ray CT images were obtained through the mummified body of a female named Tjetmutjengebtiu (or Jeni for short), who was a singer in the great temple of Karnak in Egypt during the 22nd dynasty (c 945-715 BC). The x-ray CT images reveal details of the remains of body organs, wrappings and jewellery. 3D reconstructions of Jeni's teeth suggest that she was probably only around 20 years old when she died, although the cause of death cannot be ascertained from the CT scans. The CT images were used to build a 3D model of Jeni's head which enabled an artist to paint a picture of what Jeni may have looked like during life. A PowerPoint presentation and movie clips are provided as supplementary material that may be useful for teaching. (Contains 8 figures, 1 table, and 4 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Egypt; United Kingdom
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