Science: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Ancient Egypt: Mummies

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.

Lengthy, illustrated article by Lee-Anne Jack about CT scans of a mummy in the Royal Ontario Museum and what they revealed, with bibliography.

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.

Roman-era tombs southwest of Cairo yield scores of gilded mummies.

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.

Information about mummies for readers, writers, and learners of all ages.

An illustrated description of mummies in Ancient Egypt, the mummification process, and unwrap and examine the virtual mummy.

Features information on plastination, as well as a comparison with modern body embalming.

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 ic Southlondon, specialists from a south London hospital have been working on an incredibly elderly patient, she's more than 3,000 years old.

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.

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 as the first step in a conservation process.

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.

An unsigned and undated analysis of the Egyptian royal mummies, based on the book X-ray Atlas of the Royal Mummies.