Reconstructing the life of an unknown (ca. 500 years-old South American Inca) mummy--multidisciplinary study of a Peruvian Inca mummy suggests severe Chagas disease and ritual homicide. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The paleopathological, paleoradiological, histological, molecular and forensic investigation of a female mummy (radiocarbon dated 1451-1642 AD) provides circumstantial evidence for massive skull trauma affecting a young adult female individual shortly ...
Stephanie Panzer +5 more
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Mummies tell stories: CT investigation of eight members of the Kėdainiai elite (Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 17th-18th centuries AD) [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineThe objective of this study is to evaluate the mummified remains of eight high-ranking people buried in two crypts of the Evangelical Reformed Church at Kėdainiai, Lithuania.
Dario Piombino-Mascali +5 more
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Photon-counting CT for forensic death investigations—a glance into the future of virtual autopsy [PDF]
Frontiers in RadiologyThis article explores the potential of photon-counting computed tomography (CT) in forensic medicine for a range of forensic applications. Photon-counting CT surpasses conventional CT in several key areas.
Dominic Gascho
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The multifaceted nature of Egyptian mummification: Paleoradiological insights into child mummies. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIn accordance with ancient Egyptian beliefs, the preservation of the body after death was an important prerequisite for the continued existence of the deceased in the afterlife.
Stephanie Zesch +8 more
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Editorial: Ancient diseases and medical care: paleopathological insights, volume II [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineSahar N Saleem
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Paleoradiological tests in Hungary and abroad [PDF]
Hungarian Archaeology, 2022 Although anthropology and archaeology have often taken separate paths, publications in recent years have demonstrated the importance of working together in these two areas to draw the right conclusions.
Kiss, Krisztián, Libor, Csilla
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Paleoradiology of the Savoca Mummies, Sicily, Italy (18th–19th Centuries AD) [PDF]
Anatomical Record, 2015 ABSTRACTMummified remains have been successfully studied radiologically since the end of the 19th century, giving rise to a specific field of research—paleoradiology. In this paper, we present the results of the first radiological investigation of a collection of Sicilian mummies found in a subterranean chamber beneath the Capuchin Church of Savoca ...
Dario Piombino-Mascali +2 more
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Insights into a Mummy: A Paleoradiological Analysis [PDF]
Collegium antropologicum, 2010 The aim of the study was to analyze possible human skeletal remains within the wrappings of a mummy from the Archaeological Museum, Zagreb, Croatia through the use of the multidetector CT (MDCT) technology.
Boris Brkljačić +6 more
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CT Scan of Nesmin from Akhmim: New Data on the Belgrade Mummy
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2021 An anthropoid wooden coffin with human mummy was purchased in Luxor in February 1888 by the Serbian mécène and world traveler Pavle Riđički (1805‒1893). Due to historical, political and cultural circumstances the first studies of the mummy did not start ...
Branislav Anđelković +1 more
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Anemias in ancient Egyptian child mummies: Computed tomography investigations in European museums
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 532-545, May/June 2023., 2023 Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anemias in ancient Egyptian child mummies. Whole‐body computed tomography (CT) examinations of 21 ancient Egyptian child mummies from European museums were evaluated for estimation of sex and age at death.
Stephanie Panzer +5 more
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