Saturday, August 06, 2005

CNN: Scanning tech reveals mummy mysteries

Friday, August 5, 2005; Posted: 10:29 a.m. EDT (14:29 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Researchers have uncovered the mysteries surrounding a 2,000-year-old mummy without peeling back layers of bandages or even opening the gold-plated coffin.

Using a state-of-the-art CT scanner that rotated all the way around the tiny mummified girl, San Jose-based Silicon Graphics Inc. took 60,000 images and created 3-D models that allowed scientists to look at her resin-filled body cavities, her facial features, even her baby teeth. (More...)

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