Spiral computed tomographic study of a pre-Ptolemaic Egyptian mummy
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- KIESER JULES
- Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago
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- DENNISON JOHN
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Otago
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- ANSON DIMITRI
- Otago Museum
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- DOYLE TERRY
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago
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- LAING RAECHEL
- Department of Clothing and Textile Sciences, Otago University
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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
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- Anthropological Science
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Anthropological Science 112 (1), 91-96, 2004
The Anthropological Society of Nippon
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- CRID
- 1390282679288036864
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- NII Article ID
- 10012938389
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- NII Book ID
- AA11307827
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- ISSN
- 13488570
- 09187960
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- NDL BIB ID
- 6933721
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- Text Lang
- en
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- JaLC
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