Thursday, August 04, 2005
Unwrapping a mummy...
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...without unwrapping the mummy.
Wired has a short article about using high resolution scans to virtually unwrap a 2000 year old mummy. The best part of the article are the images. The scans reveal a greater level of detail than actually unwrapping the mummy would have revealed, and using the scans prevent damage to the mummy, allowing longer preservation. Egyptology News, a blog on all things Egyptology, has provided links to many other articles about the digital unwrapping.
Wired has a short article about using high resolution scans to virtually unwrap a 2000 year old mummy. The best part of the article are the images. The scans reveal a greater level of detail than actually unwrapping the mummy would have revealed, and using the scans prevent damage to the mummy, allowing longer preservation. Egyptology News, a blog on all things Egyptology, has provided links to many other articles about the digital unwrapping.
