Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal MummiesOxford University Press, 2016 - 318 pages The royal mummies in the Cairo Museum are an important source of information about the lives of the ancient Egyptians. The remains of these pharaohs and queens can inform us about their age at death and medical conditions from which they may have suffered, as well as the mummification process and objects placed within the wrappings. Using the latest technology, including Multi-Detector Computed Tomography and DNA analysis, co-authors Zahi Hawass and Sahar Saleem present the results of the examination of royal mummies of the Eighteenth to Twentieth Dynasties. New imaging techniques not only reveal a wealth of information about each mummy, but render amazingly lifelike and detailed images of the remains. In addition, utilizing 3D images, the anatomy of each face has been discerned for a more accurate interpretation of a mummy's facial features. This latest research has uncovered some surprising results about the genealogy of, and familial relationships between, these ancient individuals, as well as some unexpected medical finds. Historical information is provided to place the royal mummies in context, and the book with its many illustrations will appeal to Egyptologists, paleopathologists, and non-specialists alike, as the authors seek to uncover the secrets of these most fascinating members of the New Kingdom royal families. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Secondary sex characteristics in male and female pelvic bones | 22 |
Secondary sex characteristics in male and female skulls | 23 |
Chronological appearance of deciduous and permanent teeth in males and females | 24 |
The Story of the Royal Caches | 29 |
The Discovery of the Mummy of Queen Hatshepsut | 43 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Thutmose I | 47 |
General CT findings for the KV60 A mummy | 59 |
The Nineteenth Dynasty | 145 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Seti I | 151 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Ramesses II | 161 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Merenptah | 167 |
Ramesses III Pentawere | 175 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Ramesses III | 179 |
CT Findings on the Mummification Process of Royal | 193 |
Age stature preservation status and position of upper limbs in selected royal mummies | 222 |
CT Examination of Selected Mid to Late | 65 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Yuya | 68 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Thuya | 71 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Amenhotep III | 74 |
General CT findings for the mummy of the Elder Lady | 77 |
General CT findings for the mummy of the Younger Lady | 80 |
Inventory of the skeletal remains from KV55 | 87 |
General CT findings for the mummy of Tutankhamun | 94 |
Mummy of Tutankhamun | 104 |
Investigations into King Tutankhamuns Family | 117 |
Potential applicability of the diagnostic criteria of Marfans Disease | 126 |
The Search for the Mummy of Queen Nefertiti | 129 |
CT measurements of long bones of Mummy KV21A | 136 |
CT findings of arrangements of upper and lower limbs of Mummy KV21 A | 138 |
CT measurements of the bones of Mummy KV21 B | 139 |
CT findings of arrangements of upper and lower limbs of Mummy KV21 B | 141 |
CT densities of materials related to mummification | 224 |
MDCT findings of cranial mummification in selected royal mummies | 225 |
CT features of embalming of nasal passages in selected royal mummies | 226 |
CT findings of evisceration and embalming materials in torso cavities of royal mummies | 227 |
Embalming substances in orbits of royal mummies | 228 |
Embalming substances in oral cavity and pharynx of royal mummies | 229 |
CT findings of external genitalia of male royal mummies | 230 |
Amulets Funerary Figures and Other Objects Found | 231 |
Foreign objects found in the royal mummies | 232 |
Suggested categories of twentyfive foreign objects found by CT | 236 |
Faces of the Royal Mummies | 247 |
List of the Royal Mummies in | 253 |
Illustration Credits | 259 |
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Other editions - View all
Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies Zahi Hawass,Sahar Saleem Limited preview - 2015 |
Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies Zahi A. Hawass,Sahar N. Saleem No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
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