The Swiss Mummy Project has been reviewing all of the studies performed on mummies in the last three decades and has compiled a wealth of data about how the ancient Egyptians lived and died. They discovered that in addition to bad dental health, the ancients suffered from a wide range of maladies which we normally associate with modern life.
So, what did the mummies have to say about living well?
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Tags: Bob Brier, Forensic Mummy Studies, Frank Ruhli, Gino Fornaciari, Mummies, Mummification, Natron, Ramesses II, Ronald Wade, Swiss Mummy Project, Tao II
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Tags: Djehuti, Intef V, Intef VI, Intef VII, Kamose, Mentuhotep VI, Nebirau I, Nebirau II, Nebiriau I, Nebiriau II, Rahotep, Saite Faction, Second Intermediate Period, Semenenre, Senakhtenre, Senwosret V, Seqenenre, Seuserenre, Seventeenth Dynasty, Sobekemsaf I, Sobekemsaf II, Susserenre, Tao I, Tao II, Thebes
