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Under wraps: X-rays reveal 1,900-year-old mummy's secrets


Under wraps: X-rays reveal 1,900-year-old mummy’s secrets
Results of noninvasive tests at Argonne National Laboratory point to a new way to study mummified specimens
December 09, 2020
This is the first time an intact mummy was examined using X-ray diffraction techniques.
The mummified remains of ancient Egyptians hold many secrets, from the condition of the bodies to the artifacts placed within the burial garments. Now a team of researchers has found a way to unwrap those secrets, without unraveling the mummies themselves.
Three years ago, researchers from Northwestern, in preparation for an exhibit at the Block Museum of Art, carefully transported a 1,900-year-old mummy to the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory. There scientists used powerful X-ray beams to peer inside the layers of linen and resin to examine the two-thousand-year-old bones and objects b ....

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