TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Blunt force trauma: an exceptional example of an ancient Egyptian mummy head
JO  - Anthropologischer Anzeiger
A1  - Zesch, Stephanie
A1  - Madea, Burkhard
A1  - Pommerening, Tanja
A1  - Panzer, Stephanie
A1  - Henzler, Thomas
A1  - Polfer, Michel
A1  - Janssen, Sonja
A1  - Friedrich, Ronny
A1  - Lindauer, Susanne
A1  - Rosendahl, Wilfried
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In the course of a scientific cooperation between the German Mummy Project at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim (Germany) and the Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art Luxembourg (Luxembourg), an ancient Egyptian mummy head was analyzed using a multidisciplinary approach including radiocarbon dating, ultra-high resolution computed tomography, physical anthropology, forensic medicine and Egyptology. Dated to the Roman Period, the mummy head belonged to an upper-class woman between 25 and 35 years of age. Computed tomography revealed a lethal blunt force trauma affecting the dorsal parts of the parietal bones, below the intact overlaying soft tissue. Moreover, ancient medical treatment was evidenced through localized shaving of the hair on the affected area, which indicates that efforts have been made to keep the woman alive. This astonishing example of homicide demonstrates the enormous scientific benefit brought by the multidisciplinary investigation of mummified bodies and body parts, and sheds light on life, death and medical care of a woman from Roman Period Egypt.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-5548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/anthranz/2020/1060
ID  - ref1
ER  -