Unravelling the mystery of Egypt's child mummy: X-rays reveal the remains of 5-year-old girl buried 1,900 years ago alongside a portrait of her face


The mummy is one of just 100 portrait mummies - those buried along with a painting of their face







The scans have shed light on a number of mysteries, including how her body was prepared 1,900 years ago, what items she was buried with, and the cause of her death.

'All the information we find will help us enrich the entire historic context of this young girl mummy and the Roman period in Egypt.'

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