A 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Pharaoh's Mummy Was Just Unwrapped

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Even though the 3,500-year-old mummy has been discovered way earlier than its digital unwrapping, the scientists were unwilling to 'spoil' the beautifully preserved mummy by uncovering the Pharaoh's body. during the civilization's golden era. After their deaths, they both were worshipped as gods by their subjects.

She added that"by digitally unwrapping of the mummy and ‘peeling off’ its virtual layers – the facemask, the bandages, and the mummy itself – we could study this well-preserved pharaoh in unprecedented detail," in the study. The study offers great details about Amenhotep I's facial features and what's inside his wrappings. According to the findings, the Pharaoh was 35 years old when he died. At 5 ft 6 in tall, he was circumcised with good teeth."Within his wrappings, he wore 30 amulets and a unique golden girdle with gold beads." CT scanned imagery revealed that"Amenhotep I had a narrow chin, a small narrow nose, curly hair, and mildly protruding upper teeth.

 

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