2,000-year-old mummy portrait looks way ahead of its time

The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

CT Scans Reveal Hidden Ailments Of 2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies

High-resolution imaging conducted at USC reveals evidence of chronic pain, dental disease and possible surgical intervention ...

Scans of 2,000-year-old mummy show Egyptian lived with back pain

Scans of 2,000-year-old mummy show ancient Egyptian lived with back pain - Analysis revealed facial features, including shapes of eyelids and lower lips of mummies ...

Two 2,200-year-old mummies get CT scans at USC. Here’s what researchers found out

Each mummy was scanned in its sarcophagus, which weighs about 200 pounds. Then 3D models of the two Egyptian priests were ...
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2,000-Year-Old Mummies Show Ancient Egyptians Had Back and Hip Pain, Too

Learn how advancements in CT scanner technology is helping to unwrap the lives of ancient Egyptian mummies without even ...
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Scans of 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies Reveal Priestly Ailments

In Nes-Min’s case, CT scanning revealed a collapsed lumbar vertebra - an injury pattern that suggests age-related wear and tear and likely long-term discomfort. According to Summer Decker, head of 3D ...