Modern science "unwraps" a mummy
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
9 responses
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
10 Feb 09
That's great that they could "see" what she looked like without opening up the sarcophagus. Uh, how can they tell she was an attractive woman though as it says in the article. I mean one can't really tell what a person really looked like just based on the skeleton. And I always wondered why the idea of putting pebbles/stones over the eyes....many cultures seemed to have done that...does it have to do with that idea of the eyes being a mirror of the soul and one puts stones over the eyes to keep the soul in???
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
10 Feb 09
Some people in the comments on the artical mentioned the same thing.
I think they are looking at the "regularness" of the bone structure of the skeleton.
Now, pebbles in Egypt's case was in part because they wanted the body to look as normal as possible so they inserted the stones in the eye scockets to keep them from being sunken.
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@jwfarrimond (4473)
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16 Feb 09
There are specialists who can reconstruct the face on the basis of the shape of the skull. They work in criminal forensics as well as archaeology. Actually, mostly in forensics I would have thought, as the police have a reason for wanting to know what a murder victim looked like when there is nothing but bare bones left but it's not really important for archaeologists unless they are preparing for an exhibition of some kind.
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
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10 Feb 09
Hi Elic,
That is amazing what new tech can do these days and what fantastic findings, I hope when they find more mummies they won't have to open the cofin and disturb them.
Tamara
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the wonders of modern science!!!but i really do agree with it,as the wrappings are really beautiful and i also wouldnt to disturb the coverings.
happy mylotting.
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Feb 09
Thanks for this link. I wonder how the one eye stone got shifted out of place...
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
10 Feb 09
yep that is cool, there are many mummies that have been found over the years, we have one in one of our university museums here ever since I was a child.
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@newzealtralian (3930)
• Australia
14 Feb 09
That is amazing! I hope that her coffin remains unopened too, as I know I'd be very cranky if someone dared to wake me from my few thousand year slumber.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Feb 09
oh this is wonderful! i love all the mystery of Egypt and their beliefs. thanks for wending this. i love it. yes forensics have come a long way. thats how they can tell what a kid would look like long after they go missing.
