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Call up Brendan Fraser—because we have an ancient mummy mystery on our hands. A team of researchers used 3D imaging technology to analyze several centuries-old mummies. In the process, they uncovered evidence of their grisly murders.the authors utilized 3D computer tomography to analyze three pre-Columbian South American mummies .
. “Previous studies would have either destroyed the mummy, while X-rays or older CT scans without three-dimensional reconstruction functions could not have detected the diagnostic key features we found here.” Meanwhile, the other male mummy, which likely came from southeastern Peru, showed “massive trauma against the cervical spine which represents most likely the cause of death.”The authors added that part of the reason they were able to get such good insights into the causes of death is that they were so well preserved. “The types of trauma we found would not have been detectable if these human remains had been mere skeletons,” Nerlich said.
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