Mummy of Tamut(01 of21)
Open Image ModalThe Mummy of Tamut, a temple singer around 900 BC. Scientists at the British Museum used CT scans and volume graphics software to go beneath the bandages, revealing the skin, bones, internal organs, and in one case a brain-scooping rod left inside a skull by embalmers. (credit:Associated Press)
Mummy of Tamut(02 of21)
Open Image ModalSarcophagus of a priestess named Tayesmutengebtiu, also called Tamut. Found in Thebes, 22nd Dynasty (c. 900 BC). (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy CT Scan(03 of21)
Open Image ModalA mummy undergoing a CT scan at the Royal Brompton Hospital. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Tamut(04 of21)
Open Image ModalCT scan 3D visualization of the mummified remains of Tayesmutengebtiu, also called Tamut, showing the wrappings. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Tamut(05 of21)
Open Image ModalCT scan 3D visualization of Tamut\'s mummified remains, showing a section through the sarcophagus and wrappings. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Tamut(06 of21)
Open Image ModalCT scan 3D visualization of Tamut\'s mummified remains, showing her body within the sarcophagus. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Tamut(07 of21)
Open Image ModalCT scan 3D visualization of Tamut\'s mummified remains, showing her skeleton and amulets. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Tamut(08 of21)
Open Image ModalCT scan of Tamut\'s feet reveals metal covers on her toenails and a large amulet of the winged scarab beetle Khepri. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Karnak(09 of21)
Open Image ModalThe temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, where Tamut probably served as a priestess. (credit:Vandenbeusch)
Karnak(10 of21)
Open Image ModalThe temple of Amun-Re at Karnak. (credit:Vandenbeusch)
Mummy of Tamut(11 of21)
Open Image ModalMembers of the media stand around the Mummy of Tamut, a temple singer around 900 BC, during a press conference at the British Museum in London, Wednesday April 9, 2014. (credit:Associated Press)
Mummy of Tamut(12 of21)
Open Image ModalMembers of the media stand around the Mummy of Tamut, a temple singer around 900 BC, during a press conference at the British Museum in London, Wednesday April 9, 2014. (credit:Associated Press)
Mummy of Tamut(13 of21)
Open Image ModalThe Mummy of Tamut, a temple singer around 900 BC, is shown during a press conference at the British Museum in London, Wednesday April 9, 2014. (credit:Associated Press)
Mummy of Tamut(14 of21)
Open Image ModalThe Mummy of Tamut, a temple singer around 900 BC, is shown during a press conference at the British Museum in London, Wednesday April 9, 2014. (credit:Associated Press)
Mummy of Adult Male(15 of21)
Open Image ModalMummy of an adult male (aged 35 to older, name unknown), wrapped in linen bandages. Found at Thebes, 26th dynasty (c. 600 BC). (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Adult Man(16 of21)
Open Image ModalThe CT scan of the skull of the mummy of an adult man (name unknown). The scan shows the remains of the brain (colored in blue) and evidence of a tool that was left in the skull as a mistake during the mummification process (in green). (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Adult Man(17 of21)
Open Image ModalThe CT scan of the skull of the mummy of an adult man (name unknown). The scan shows considerable evidence of dental abbcesses and the loss of several teeth. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Adult Male(18 of21)
Open Image ModalThe CT scan of the mummy of an adult male (name unknown), showing his mummified remains. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Adult Male(19 of21)
Open Image ModalThe CT scan of the mummy of an adult male (name unknown), showing his skeleton. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Mummy of Adult Male(20 of21)
Open Image ModalThe CT scan of the mummy of an adult male (name unknown), showing the surface of the wrappings. (credit:Trustees of the British Museum)
Theban Necropolis(21 of21)
Open Image ModalThe Theban necropolis where the mummy of an adult male was discovered. (credit:Vandenbeusch )