Ceremony of Opening the Mouth of the Mummy before the Tomb, c1300BC (Image: Getty)
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Despite the mummified body undergoing a full computed tomography (CT) scan in 1999, the authors rescanned the body for the current study using the latest tech.
Using this new visualisation of the dentition and skeleton, the authors determined the mummified individual was a young middle-aged adult.
The body scans did not reveal external genitalia, and internal reproductive organs had been removed during the mummification process.
However, secondary sexual characteristics of boners including hip bones, jaw and skull indicate the mummified individual was female.
Royal Prince Djeptahiufankh, the son of a High Priest of Amun (Image: Getty)