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- The study involved a collaboration between the National Archaeological Museum, the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology, and the Athens Medical Centre to investigate an Egyptian mummy using Computed Tomography.
- The mummy, well-preserved and identified as a young male adult, underwent detailed scanning to obtain various measurements.
- Findings revealed an unusual asymmetry in the maxillary sinuses and orbits, with no signs of trauma, leading to the conclusion that it exhibited a rare facial deformity linked to chronic maxillary atelectasis.
Article Abstract
Objectives: In the context of a joint Mummy Research Project of the National Archaeological Museum, the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology and the Athens Medical Centre, an Egyptian mummy of the mid-Ptolemaic Period was transferred to our hospital and was thoroughly investigated with Computed Tomography.
Methods: The mummy was carefully removed from its coffin and scanned in a 64-detector row computed tomographic scanner. Multiplanar and anthropometric measurements were obtained using advanced software.
Results: The mummy appeared to be well-preserved and belonged to a young male adult. Among the findings, the most interesting and uncommon one was the asymmetry of the maxillary sinuses and the orbits. There were no signs of trauma.
Conclusions: Computed Tomography revealed in a non-destructive way a rare, based on the published data, facial deformity in an Egyptian mummy attributed to chronic maxillary atelectasis.
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