2 hours agoItalian hospital uses CT to reveal Egyptian zombie secrets
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Ancient Egypt experienced a meeting with modern medical technology when a zombie was subjected to a CT scan at an Italian hospital this week as part of a research project. Mummya from Ankhekhohsonsu, an ancient Egyptian priest, was transferred from the Archaeological Museum to Bergamo to a politician in Milan. Experts in the hospital will [...]
Mummya from Ankhekhohsonsu, an ancient Egyptian priest, was transferred from the Archaeological Museum to Bergamo to a politician in Milan.
Experts at the hospital will try to learn more about Ankhekhoshua's life and Egyptian burial customs from nearly three thousand years ago.
The “Mumi is practically a biological museum. They are like a time capsule”, Sabine Malgora, director of the Mummy Project Study, said.
She says the zombie's name was discovered in an 800-900-year-old sarcophagus BC. The name Ankhekhoonsu, meaning “Mr. Khonsu is alive”, is written five times in the sarcophagus.
Researchers believe that they can rebuild the life and death of an Egyptian priest and reveal what products are used to mumate the body.
The study of ancient diseases and wounds is important for modern medical research. We can investigate cancer or arterosclerosis in the past, which can be useful for modern research,” Malgora said.
