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Special X-rays unmask mummy’s face virtually
2 septembre 2004, 00:00
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Special X-rays unmask mummy’s face virtually
The face of a man who died and was mummified in Egypt 3 000 years ago has been modeled, using special CAT scans and without unwrapping his bandages, Italian researchers said on yesterday.
The reconstruction was detailed enough to show the man, called Harwa, was 45 when he died and had a mole on his left temple, the researchers said. They used a method called multidetector computed tomography or MDCT, which employs computer-enhanced X-rays to create three-dimensional images.
Writing in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, Cesarini and colleagues said the technique can be useful in criminal forensics, anthropology and medicine.
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