Powerful X-rays were used to ‘see’ through the wrapping of a 1,900-year-old mummy for the first time
During the Victorian era, ‘mummy parties’ were hosted to unwrap the outer layers in order to take a glance at what mysterious lay behind the cloth, but today’s researchers are working on new methods that do not ‘destroy the integrity of the object.’ A team from Northwestern University used powerful X-rays for the first time … Read more