Legacy MattersIn New York, a 2000-year-old Egyptian mummy was scanned by a "64 slice" CT scanner while curators, conservators and medical specialists looked on, "riveted by the macabre spectacle."
Mummy's Log: Visited Scan God in Land of the Dead
Demetrios died in his 50s, a quiet, natural death it seems. There was no indication of foul play though his heart was missing and a scarab was found in its place.
From the shape his bones were in, Demetrios enjoyed a high-status life in ancient Egypt.
“Either he had an easy life or was carried around a lot,” Dr. Boxt said. “He certainly didn’t do much heavy lifting during his lifetime.”
Now his portrait will join his mummy, along with 122 other objects for a traveling exhibition by the Brooklyn Museum to tell the story of Egyptian funerary practices.
