Vast numbers of votive mummies were produced in Egypt during the Late Pharaonic,
Ptolemaic, and Roman periods. Although millions remain in situ, many were removed and have …

Human mummies have long been studied by using imaging as a primary investigative method.
Mummified animal remains from ancient Egypt are less well researched, yet much can be …

Non-destructive assessment of wrapped mummified animal remains from ancient Egypt
using imaging techniques is the most ethically viable manner by which to investigate bundle …

Ancient Egyptians believed that objects created in the image of a god, in either animal or
hybrid form, from artificial or organic materials could act as a communication device, effectively …

A collection of mummified animals discovered in 1964 in a Third Dynasty mastaba tomb at
North Saqqara, Egypt, offers the unusual and unique opportunity to study a group of mummies …

Ancient Egyptian bird mummies manufactured in huge numbers present a unique and
intriguing body of material with great archaeological and zooarchaeological significance. …

Animal mummy bundles in museum collections are evaluated through the application of
imaging and are categorised as true, those containing skeletal remains, and pseudo, those …

The Bolton Museum and Archive Service collection holds an ibis mummy from Abydos,
which was partially unwrapped at one time, extracting two femora. The left is anatomically …

Aim To report our experience on CT investigation of animal mummies, focusing on the
practical and radiological aspects of the study, the acquisition parameters and the different …

Cet article traite de l’examen radiologique de deux pseudo-momies arborant un masque de
plâtre à visage humain provenant de la collection du Musée National de Lituanie à Vilnius. …