Mummies

Anatomy of a Mummy" Symposium February 26, 2011 Unravel the mysteries of the world's mummies with state-of-the-art technology. Dr. Janet Monge, Acting Curator, Physical Anthropology section, and a national group of scholars who focus on mummification, present the latest approaches in the study of mummies, including new techniques using CT scans and MRIs. Samantha Cox from the department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania presents "What CT Scans Tell Us About Ancient Remains: A Critical Assessment".

"Anatomy of a Mummy" Symposium February 26, 2011 Unravel the mysteries of the world's mummies with state-of-the-art technology. Dr. Janet Monge, Acting Curator, Physical Anthropology section, and a national group of scholars who focus on mummification, present the latest approaches in the study of mummies, including new techniques using CT scans and MRIs. Ronald Wade from the School of Medicine, University of Maryland presents "The Mummy Replication Project 1994 to the Present."

Anatomy of a Mummy" Symposium February 26, 2011 Unravel the mysteries of the world's mummies with state-of-the-art technology. Dr. Janet Monge, Acting Curator, Physical Anthropology section, and a national group of scholars who focus on mummification, present the latest approaches in the study of mummies, including new techniques using CT scans and MRIs. Andrew Wade from the department of Anthropology at the University of Western Ontario presents "Testing Classical Stereotypes: Radiology of Egyptian Mummification's Evisceration Tradition."

Contributing Curator Victor Mair discusses the Penn Museum's 2011 landmark exhibit, Secrets of the Silk Road, and the exhibit's mummies.