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This publication brings together personal analyses of sixty CT
scans of ancient Egyptian human mummies collected from many museums
throughout the UK and continental Europe. The effect is that of
performing ‘virtual autopsies’ (‘virtopsies’) allowing
techniques of mummification to be examined. The historical age of
the mummies ranges from the Middle Kingdom to the Roman Period.
Several new observations are made regarding the preparation of
mummies and confirmation of previously described themes is tempered
by the observation of variations probably indicating individual
workshop practices. The work presents a springboard for further
detailed research on the subject. About the Author: Robert Loynes
is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who, after retirement, carried out the
research described in this publication and was subsequently awarded
a PhD in Egyptology. His lifelong interest in Egyptology and a
lifetime career using medical images fired his passion for the
subject of mummy research specifically using CT scans as a tool.
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