Hospital tests reveal the secrets of an Egyptian mummy
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 17:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An ancient Egyptian mummy has had quite an afterlife, traveling more than 6,000 miles, spending six decades in private hands, and finally, in 1989, finding a home at the World Heritage Museum (now the Spurlock Museum) at the University of Illinois. The mummy's travels did not end there, however. It has made two trips to a local hospital once in 1990 and again this year for some not-so-routine medical exams.