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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The mummy who was really a daddy

The mummy who was really a daddy: CT scan finally reveals remains of 'dancing woman' from the 2nd century are actually from an adult male

Echoes of history: The mummy was originally part of a collection of Egyptian antiquities amassed by Henry Salt, British Consul General in Egypt, in the 1820s
Mystery surrounded the Egyptian mummy at the British Museum, but thanks to a hospital CT scanner, it has finally been confirmed that the mummy is, in fact, that of an adult male.

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