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• - From ScienceDaily, archaeologists at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture had no idea what they would learn when they sent Nellie, the museum's Egyptian mummy, to the University of Washington Medical Center to undergo a CT scan three years ago
  
• - Roman-era tombs southwest of Cairo yield scores of gilded mummies.
  
• - From ic Southlondon, specialists from a south London hospital have been working on an incredibly elderly patient, she's more than 3,000 years old.
  
• - A brief study of the subject by Elaine A. Evans of the Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee.
  
• - Computer-generated images and QuickTime VR movies of the interior of an ancient Egyptian mummy.
  
• - Associated Press report on results of the CT scan performed on the mummy of King Tutankhamun in January 2005. Contains comments by Zahi Hawass, photo of the mummy in its tomb, and CT scan of Tutankhamun's head.
  
• - Article by Professor Edward F. Wente analyzes the identifications and relationships of the royal mummies in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo; published by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
  
• - Presents results of an investigation conducted by a research team of Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois. Includes details and photos.
  
• - Lengthy, illustrated article by Lee-Anne Jack about CT scans of a mummy in the Royal Ontario Museum and what they revealed, with bibliography.
  
• - Dr. Zahi Hawass describes its discovery and future excavations. Includes background history of the Roman settlement of El Haiz, author's profile and credentials, and photos.
  
• - Addresses mummy studies generally, and the radiologic examination of the mummy of Petosiris at the University of Chicago Hospitals, a new joint venture to examine and document the Egyptian mummies in the collection of The Oriental Institute; by Dr. Louis
  
• - From National Geographic News, summary account of the identification and planned return of the mummy believed to be Ramses I to its native Egypt.
  
• - Presentation regarding the Egyptian mummy believed to be that of Ramesses I. With biography of the pharaoh, history of the mummy, the physical evidence supporting its identification, and its repatriation to Egypt in October, 2003.
  
• - An unsigned and undated analysis of the Egyptian royal mummies, based on the book X-ray Atlas of the Royal Mummies.
  
• - Join pioneers in the field of Egyptian mummy paleo-imaging as they solve the mystery surrounding mummies. Pictures and Flash multimedia.
  
• - Articles and bibliography pertaining to the Belgrade Mummy.
  
• - William Max Miller aims to present archeological data about New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period royal mummies from the Theban cache tombs in an accessible way.
  
• - From Guardian, mummy with buck teeth and a right royal hairstyle may have settled one of the enduring mysteries of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
  
• - From Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta has formally turned over the mummy of Pharoah Ramses I to the Egyptian Government, represented by Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council on A
  
• - Features information on plastination, as well as a comparison with modern body embalming.
  
• - An ancient Egyptian mummy displayed at the Ancient World Gallery in North Court at the University of Richmond in Virginia: CT scans, x-rays, and analyses.
  
• - Report that London scientists are gaining insights into the ancient Egyptians as breeders, preparers, and curators of animals as offerings to the gods, and that mummification may have played a role in the domestication of the cat. Written by Will Knight.
  
• - An illustrated description of mummies in Ancient Egypt, the mummification process, and unwrap and examine the virtual mummy.
  
• - Photographs show how and why mummies were preserved, and how X-ray radiography and CAT scanning technology were used to examine the mummy without having to remove its bandages.