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» Buck Teeth Clue to Mystery of a Royal Mummy's Boy
   From Guardian, mummy with buck teeth and a right royal hairstyle may have settled one of the enduring mysteries of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/dec/10/highereducation.science

» Cat Mummies
   A brief study of the subject by Elaine A. Evans of the Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee.
   http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/research/renotes/rn-20txt.htm

» Egyptian Mummies
   Information about mummies for readers, writers, and learners of all ages.
   http://www.mummytombs.com/

» Howstuffworks: How Mummies Work
   Photographs show how and why mummies were preserved, and how X-ray radiography and CAT scanning technology were used to examine the mummy without having to remove its bandages.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/mummy.htm

» MSNBC: Scans Resolve Mystery over King Tut’s Death
   Associated Press report on results of the CT scan performed on the mummy of King Tutankhamun in January 2005. Contains comments by Zahi Hawass, photo of the mummy in its tomb, and CT scan of Tutankhamun's head.
   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7128729/

» NewScientist.com: Menagerie of Mummies Unwraps Ancient Egypt
   Report that London scientists are gaining insights into the ancient Egyptians as breeders, preparers, and curators of animals as offerings to the gods, and that mummification may have played a role in the domestication of the cat. Written by Will Knight.
   http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6989

» Oasis of the Dead
   Roman-era tombs southwest of Cairo yield scores of gilded mummies.
   http://www.archaeology.org/9909/etc/oasis.html

» Ramesses I: The Search for the Lost Pharaoh
   Presentation regarding the Egyptian mummy believed to be that of Ramesses I. With biography of the pharaoh, history of the mummy, the physical evidence supporting its identification, and its repatriation to Egypt in October, 2003.
   http://carlos.emory.edu/RAMESSES/

» Specialists to Work on a 3,000 Year-Old Patient
   From ic Southlondon, specialists from a south London hospital have been working on an incredibly elderly patient, she's more than 3,000 years old.
   http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0300southwark/content_objectid=13205077_method=full_siteid=50100_headline=-Specialists-to-work-on-a-3-000-year-old-patient-name_page.html

» Studying the Mummy of Petosiris: A Preliminary Report
   Addresses mummy studies generally, and the radiologic examination of the mummy of Petosiris at the University of Chicago Hospitals, a new joint venture to examine and document the Egyptian mummies in the collection of The Oriental Institute; by Dr. Louis
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/NN_SEP91/NN_Sep91.html

» The Royal Theban Mummy Project
   William Max Miller aims to present archeological data about New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period royal mummies from the Theban cache tombs in an accessible way.
   http://members.tripod.com/anubis4_2000/mummypages1/intro.htm

» The Virtual Mummy: Unwrapping a Mummy by Mouse Click
   Computer-generated images and QuickTime VR movies of the interior of an ancient Egyptian mummy.
   http://www.voxel-man.de/virtualmummy

» This Mummy Has Four Feet, Few Bones and a New Home
   From ScienceDaily, archaeologists at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture had no idea what they would learn when they sent Nellie, the museum's Egyptian mummy, to the University of Washington Medical Center to undergo a CT scan three years ago
   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030917073309.htm

» U.S. Museum to Return Ramses I Mummy to Egypt
   From National Geographic News, summary account of the identification and planned return of the mummy believed to be Ramses I to its native Egypt.
   http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0430_030430_royalmummy.html

» Who Was Who Among the Royal Mummies
   Article by Professor Edward F. Wente analyzes the identifications and relationships of the royal mummies in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo; published by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IS/WENTE/NN_Win95/NN_Win95.html