His body was covered in a brown wrapping with a gilded head mask on top. Rather than disturb the remains, researchers used a CT scan and 3D printing to get a better look at the mummy. The cause of death could not be determined and museum records gave no additional information about his identity, though the presence of gold amulets signifies a high socioeconomic status level, said researchers. The mummy is thought to be a teenage boy, between 14 and 15 years old. The study was approved by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The team used Computed Tomography, or a CT scan, combined with 3D printing technology to get a better look at the mummy and its jewels. Finding an ideal compromise between investigating a mummy and not destroying it encouraged the use of less invasive methods,” said the study.
“In the past, mummies were unwrapped and subjected to invasive dissection for research and entertainment. The wrapped mummy was buried around 2,300 years ago in the late Ptolemaic era in a southern Egyptian cemetery and has been stored, undisturbed, in the basement of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo since 1916, according to a study published last week in Frontiers in Medicine. Cairo, Egypt-A team of scientists took digital scans of an Egyptian mummy, revealing a treasure trove of protective amulets made of gold, clay, and other materials.
