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Scientists put a 2,000-year-old mummy through a CAT scan and, boy oh boy, that’s a little too much detail!

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 25 Jan 23

Meet Golden Boy: A wealthy Egyptian teenager who’s waited a very long time for his first CAT scan. Over two millennia, in fact. The cloth wrapped and embalmed mummy of the adolescent, ...

CT scans reveal secret burial amulets in 2,300-year-old mummified body

New Atlas - Tue 24 Jan 23

A mummified body discovered over a century ago has been digitally unwrapped using CT technology, revealing the body of a teenage boy decorated with nearly 50 amulets highlighting a variety of ...

This 2,300-Year-Old Mummy Has a Heart (and Tongue) of Gold

Discover Magazine - Tue 24 Jan 23

Ancient Egyptians went through a lot of linen when they wrapped up their lost loved ones. Winding long strips of the material around their torsos and their appendages — and sometimes around ...

This 2,300-year-old 'golden boy' mummy has body organs made of gold

Interesting Engineering - Tue 24 Jan 23

Researchers ...

Mummified Egyptian ‘golden boy’ was buried with 49 amulets and other treasures, scans show

The Independent - Tue 24 Jan 23

Some of the amulets are made of gold, while others are of semi-precious stones and fired clay

Mummified ‘golden boy’ found with 49 amulets to speed journey to afterlife

The Independent - Tue 24 Jan 23

The mummified body of a wealthy Egyptian teenager has been ‘digitally unwrapped’ by scientists.

Egyptian boy mummy was buried with a ‘second heart’ made of gold

Newscientist - Tue 24 Jan 23

X-rays have been used to digitally unwrap the mummy of a teenage boy dating back about 2300 years, revealing 49 precious protective amulets, including a gold scarab signifying the heart

'Golden boy' mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal

Phys.org - Tue 24 Jan 23

The ancient Egyptians believed that when we died, our spiritual body sought out an afterlife similar to this world. But entry into this afterlife wasn't guaranteed; it first required a perilous ...

‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal, Frontiers - Tue 24 Jan 23
‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal, Science Blog - Tue 24 Jan 23
‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal, Scienmag - Tue 24 Jan 23
‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal, Eurekalert - Tue 24 Jan 23

Digital Scans Reveal Secrets of 'Golden Boy' Mummy

Smithsonian Magazine - Tue 24 Jan 23

The 2,300-year-old mummified teen was buried with 49 protective amulets, several made of gold

This teen mummy was buried with dozens of gold amulets

Popular Science - Tue 24 Jan 23

The coffin of a mummified teenager from ancient Egypt. SN Saleem, SA Seddik, M el-Halwagy Ancient Egyptians believed that when a person died, the spiritual body sought out ...

2,300-Year-Old 'Golden' Mummy Unwrapped After 100 Years in Museum Basement - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 24 Jan 23

Digitally unwrapping the mummy of a teenage boy for the first time, researchers find dozens of amulets -- and a pair of sandals.

2,300-Year-Old 'Golden Boy' Mummy Digitally Unwrapped After a Century - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 24 Jan 23

What's in the box? Gold, gold, gold.

New Scans Reveal 2,300-Year-Old Mummy Boy and His Gold Treasures

Gizmodo - Tue 24 Jan 23

Over a century ago, the mummy of a teenage boy was found in Nag el-Hassay, Egypt. The body remains wrapped to this day, but a team of researchers just used CT scanning to peer through the linens ...

'Golden Boy' mummy was buried with 49 amulets 2,300 years ago - including one next to his PENIS

Daily Mail - Tue 24 Jan 23

Researchers from Cairo University used CT scans to 'digitally unwrap' a mummy who had been discovered more than 100 years ago in a cemetery in Nag el-Hassay in southern Egypt.

Stunning CT scans of 'Golden Boy' mummy from ancient Egypt reveal 49 hidden amulets

Livescience - Tue 24 Jan 23

"Golden Boy" mummy riddled with amulets and other grave goods revealed in CT scans. ...

Scan reveals details of 2,300-year-old ‘Golden Boy’ teenage mummy

Newslanes - Wed 25 Jan 23

Egyptian mummy’s head found in Kent undergoes CT scan Scientists have used computed tomography (CT) scans to “digitally unwrap” the intact mummy of a 2,300-year-old teenage “Golden ...

Scans of Mummified ‘Golden Boy’ Reveal He Was Covered in Magical

Newslanes - Tue 24 Jan 23

A teen boy whose mummy had been stored in a museum since 1916 was covered in precious amulets, a study published Tuesday found. A team of scientists has digitally unwrapped the 2,300-year-old ...

Egyptian mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets

Newswise - Tue 24 Jan 23

Body equipped with 49 amulets of 21 different types including a two-finger amulet, a golden heart scarab placed inside the thoracic cavity, and a golden tongue.