Egyptian archaeologists unwrap Amenhotep I mummy, rewrite history
Egyptian archaeologists rewrite history after digitally unwrapping the mummy of Pharaoh King Amenhotep I, whose secrets were kept for thousands of years.
The mummy of Egyptian Pharaoh King Amenhotep I has kept its secrets under a funerary mask for nearly a century and a half since its discovery in 1881, until Egyptian archaeologists were able to recently unwrap it.
An Egyptian research team consisting of Sahar Saleem, professor of radiology at Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine, and Egyptologist and former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass managed to examine the mummy of the king, whose rule of Egypt (1525-1504 B.C.), by digitally unwrapping it using advanced computerized tomography (CT) scans.
The mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I was found in Deir el-Bahari Temple in Luxor in Upper Egypt 140 years ago, but archaeologists have refrained from opening it in order to preserve the exquisite face mask and bandages.
According to a study published in Frontiers in Medicine Dec. 28, Hawass and Saleem have managed to reveal the secrets of the mummy through advanced 3D digital images while preserving the head mask.
