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December 15, 2012 ·
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Image Credit: Jon Bodsworth
"We cut it with a clamp through the endoscope and then removed it from the skull," said lead researcher Dr. Mislav Cavka. "It almost definitely would have been used in excerebration [brain removal] of the mummy."
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Brain-removal tool left in mummy's skull
By T.K. RandallDecember 15, 2012 ·
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Image Credit: Jon Bodsworth
Researchers have discovered a tool used by ancient Egyptian embalmers within the skull of a mummy.
The removal of the brain was a common step in ancient Egyptian mummification techniques however it is rare for the embalmers to have left a tool such as this behind after the procedure was completed. The tool was discovered through the use of CT scans designed to examine the interior of the resin-filled brain cavity. An endoscope was then used to take a closer look."We cut it with a clamp through the endoscope and then removed it from the skull," said lead researcher Dr. Mislav Cavka. "It almost definitely would have been used in excerebration [brain removal] of the mummy."
A brain-removal tool used by ancient Egyptian embalmers has been discovered lodged in the skull of a female mummy that dates back around 2,400 years.
Source: Live Science | Comments (15)
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