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Who Was Who Among the Royal Mummies

http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IS/WENTE/NN_Win95/NN_Win95.html

Article by Professor Edward F. Wente analyzes the identifications and relationships of the royal mummies in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo; published by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.

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U.S. Museum to Return Ramses I Mummy to Egypt

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0430_030430_royalmummy.html

From National Geographic News, summary account of the identification and planned return of the mummy believed to be Ramses I to its native Egypt.

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This Mummy Has Four Feet, Few Bones and a New Home

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030917073309.htm

From ScienceDaily, archaeologists at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture had no idea what they would learn when they sent Nellie, the museum's Egyptian mummy, to the University of Washington Medical Center to undergo a CT scan three years ago as the first step in a conservation process.

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The Virtual Mummy: Unwrapping a Mummy by Mouse Click

http://www.voxel-man.de/virtualmummy

Computer-generated images and QuickTime VR movies of the interior of an ancient Egyptian mummy.

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The Royal Theban Mummy Project

http://members.tripod.com/anubis4_2000/mummypages1/intro.htm

William Max Miller aims to present archeological data about New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period royal mummies from the Theban cache tombs in an accessible way.

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Studying the Mummy of Petosiris: A Preliminary Report

http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/NN_SEP91/NN_Sep91.html

Addresses mummy studies generally, and the radiologic examination of the mummy of Petosiris at the University of Chicago Hospitals, a new joint venture to examine and document the Egyptian mummies in the collection of The Oriental Institute; by Dr. Louis T. Kircos and Emily Teeter, Ph.D., The University of Chicago

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Ramesses I: The Search for the Lost Pharaoh

http://carlos.emory.edu/RAMESSES/

Presentation regarding the Egyptian mummy believed to be that of Ramesses I. With biography of the pharaoh, history of the mummy, the physical evidence supporting its identification, and its repatriation to Egypt in October, 2003.

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Oasis of the Dead

http://www.archaeology.org/9909/etc/oasis.html

Roman-era tombs southwest of Cairo yield scores of gilded mummies.

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NewScientist.com: Menagerie of Mummies Unwraps Ancient Egypt

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6989

Report that London scientists are gaining insights into the ancient Egyptians as breeders, preparers, and curators of animals as offerings to the gods, and that mummification may have played a role in the domestication of the cat. Written by Will Knight.

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MSNBC: Scans Resolve Mystery over King Tuts Death

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7128729/

Associated Press report on results of the CT scan performed on the mummy of King Tutankhamun in January 2005. Contains comments by Zahi Hawass, photo of the mummy in its tomb, and CT scan of Tutankhamun's head.

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Howstuffworks: How Mummies Work

http://www.howstuffworks.com/mummy.htm

Photographs show how and why mummies were preserved, and how X-ray radiography and CAT scanning technology were used to examine the mummy without having to remove its bandages.

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Egyptian Mummies

http://www.mummytombs.com/

Information about mummies for readers, writers, and learners of all ages.

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Egyptian Mummies

http://www.kingtutone.com/mummies

An illustrated description of mummies in Ancient Egypt, the mummification process, and unwrap and examine the virtual mummy.

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Cat Mummies

http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/research/renotes/rn-20txt.htm

A brief study of the subject by Elaine A. Evans of the Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee.

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Buck Teeth Clue to Mystery of a Royal Mummy's Boy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/dec/10/highereducation.science

From Guardian, mummy with buck teeth and a right royal hairstyle may have settled one of the enduring mysteries of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

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