Spiral computed tomographic study of a pre-Ptolemaic Egyptian mummy

• KIESER JULES

  Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago

• DENNISON JOHN

  Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Otago

• ANSON DIMITRI

  Otago Museum

• DOYLE TERRY

  Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago

• LAING RAECHEL

  Department of Clothing and Textile Sciences, Otago University

Abstract

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.<br>

Journal

• Anthropological Science

  Anthropological Science 112 (1), 91-96, 2004

  The Anthropological Society of Nippon

Keywords

• Egypt
• mummy
• CT scans
• dental anthropology

Details

• CRID: 1390282679288036864
• NII Article ID: 10012938389
• NII Book ID: AA11307827
• DOI: 10.1537/ase.00087
• ISSN: 13488570
• ISSN: 09187960
• NDL BIB ID: 6933721
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I6933721
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ase/112/1/112_1_91/_pdf
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• Text Lang: en
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