“Such synergy between high technology and archaeology highlights what is possible when typical research boundaries are crossed.” - Marc Walton, Northwestern University’s Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts and McCormick School of Engineering There scientists used powerful X-ray beams to peer inside the layers of linen and resin to examine the 2,000-year-old bones and objects buried within. Department of Energy ( DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory. Three years ago, researchers from Northwestern University, in preparation for an exhibit on campus, carefully transported a 1,900-year-old mummy to the Advanced Photon Source ( APS), a U.S.
Now a team of researchers has found a way to unwrap those secrets, without unraveling the mummies themselves. The mummified remains of ancient Egyptians hold many secrets, from the condition of the bodies to the artifacts placed within the burial garments.
