Researchers wanted to investigate the feasibility of restoring vocal sounds of ancient human remains.
"The vocal tract 3D shape can be taken from the CT scan and then 3D-printed to create a model of Nesyamun's vocal tract—the tube from his larynx in the neck to his lips," David Howard, an author of the study from Royal Holloway, University of London, told.
The idea behind the project was to investigate the feasibility of restoring the vocal sounds of ancient human remains, with the aim of helping people to engage with the past in a novel way. Experts believe that Nesyamun was a high-ranking priest and scribe at the state temple of Karnak in Thebes—modern-day Luxor—over 3,000 years ago during the politically volatile reign of pharaoh Ramses XI .
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