CT scans reveal details of boy mummified 2,300 years ago

A digital scan revealed intimate details about a teenage boy who was mummified about 2,300 years ago. A team led by Sahar Saleem, a professor of radiology at the faculty of medicine at Cairo University, concluded that the boy and his family were of high social status because his body was adorned with 49 precious amulets, including a golden heart scarab stuck down his throat and a golden tongue inside his mouth. Saleem and her team used CT scans to allow them to examine the inside of mummies without unwrapping them.