Paleoradiological and scientific investigations of the screaming woman mummy from the area beneath Senmut's (1479-1458 BC) Theban tomb (TT71).

Introduction: The Screaming Mummy of Cairo Egyptian-Museum Store, is an anonymous woman with a wide-open mouth coded as CIT8, discovered beneath Theban Tomb 71 (TT71) which is the burial site of Senmut's relatives, the architect of 18th-Dynasty Queen Hatschepsut (1479-1458 BC). The study aims to evaluate if combining computed tomography (CT) with scientific investigations and archeological data of the Screaming Mummy CIT8 will reveal information about its physical appearance, health, cause of death, and mummification.

Methods: We CT-scanned the mummy and created reconstructed images.