A wrapped mummy of novel quality and exceptional appearance, whose burial rites were preserved from millennia ago, has now been unwrapped—not by hand but virtually, using cutting-edge CT scans and 3D modeling software—revealing mysteries of the ancient kings of Egypt. In 1902, among the royal mummies moved to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo was Amenhotep I,…
Scientists ‘Virtually Unwrap’ Exceptional 3,500-Year-Old Mummy of Amenhotep I With CT Scans, Revealing Ancient Mystery
January 4, 2022
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