학술논문

Secrets of Egypt’s Golden Boy.
Document Type
Article
Source
Archaeology. Sep/Oct2023, Vol. 76 Issue 5, p38-43. 6p. 6 Color Photographs.
Subject
*COMPUTED tomography
*COFFINS
*ANCIENT cemeteries
*MUMMIFICATION
*ARCHAEOLOGISTS
PTOLEMAIC dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C.
Language
ISSN
0003-8113
Abstract
The article focuses on computed tomography (CT) scans offer researchers a virtual look deep inside a mummy's coffin and necropolis was the burial site for the city's residents during the Ptolemaic period. It mentions mummies from Nag el-Hassaya are known to have been disturbed or even destroyed, this one's exceptional condition offered a rare chance to study mummification techniques used during the Ptolemaic period. It also mentions Archaeologists have found traces of temples in Edfu.