Four thousand years ago, an Egyptian dignitary and his wife were interred in a tomb on top of a rugged cliff. When excavators from the MFA opened the tomb in 1915, tomb robbers had already ransacked it. Amid the disarray, a severed mummy's head was found. Was it the governor (Djehutynakht) or his wife? What could it teach us about mummification practices? Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital studied the mummy's head to find clues. In this video, Dr. Rajiv Gupta explains what they found...and what mysteries remain. Visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to see "The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC," on view through May 16, 2010.
For more information on this exhibition, please visit http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/secrets-tomb-10a
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