The mummy found in the tomb of Elephantine may be at the end of the ancient Egyptian period

The 3D X-ray sweeps on two mummies were discovered during excavation at the Elephantine tomb, west of Aswan, suggesting that the mummy may be of late Egypt.

The first mummy dates back to about 3000 BC, while the second mummy began in the Middle Ages, around circa 1950 BC.

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The University of Aswan said the discovery was made after a research collaboration between Aswan University and Professor Ahmed Gallab, Cayenne University in Spain, and Egypt's Archeology Department.

The latest scanning technology used by X-ray, according to the statement, can perform 124 stages of archaeological analysis at the same time, with high quality and accuracy.

Egyptologists believe that both mummies may have died of acute gastrointestinal complications.

According to the statement, there were no bruises or any other diseases on the mummy.

Research on these two mummies was started in May at Aswan University by the University and Vice Rector of the University of Research, Professor Ayman Osman of the Faculty of Archeology directly, archeology. .

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