ENT aspects of the mummification of the head in ancient Egypt: an imaging study

摘要

This study of a mummified head from the British museum by high resolution computer tomography and 3D reconstruction illustrate, without multilation of the specimen, some aspects of mummification of the head; namely the extraction of the brain through the nose and filling the cranium with linen like material, packing of the oral cavity and the presence of false eyes. These findings alone allow one to date the mummy to no sooner than the 20th dynasty, a time when this custom was at its peak. ENT aspects of the mummification of the head are discussed.