Scientists It is believed that an ancient about three thousand years ago Egyptian Mummywho was found wearing a black wig and screaming face, died possibly screaming in pain.
Known as the ‘Screaming Lady’, the mummy’s chronic pain has puzzled experts for 90 years.
Analyzing the remains using new technology, archaeologists now believe that the woman died crying in agony and that her muscles quickly stiffened after her death, allowing her to His sorrow was saved forever.
However, he said the cause of the woman’s death, which could possibly be torture, remains a mystery.
Sehar Saleem, professor of radiology at Cairo University’s Qasr al-Aini Hospital in Egypt, described the screaming woman as a ‘true time capsule’ preserving the last moments of life.
They believe that shortly after death the body went through a rare experience called cadaveric spasm. This condition freezes the muscles in the position a person was in at the time of death. Cadaveric spasms are usually associated with death due to violent physical conditions and intense emotions.
Professor Sehar Salim said: ‘The screaming facial expression of the mummy in this study can be read as a cadaveric spasm, meaning the woman died crying out of pain or suffering.’
The mummy was found at an ancient site in Luxor under the tomb of a famous architect named Sennet, not far from the tomb of his mother Hat Nafir. The process of exhumation was led by the Metropolitan Museum of New York.
In a wooden casket, with outstretched legs and both arms resting on her thighs, the Screaming Lady had two gold and silver rings on the third finger of her left hand and a black wig made of palm fibers, which was magnetite. And the albite crystal was passed through a special process.
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Analysis showed that her natural hair was dyed with henna and a special cypress, but researchers believe that the Egyptians liked black hair because it was a symbol of youth.
Researchers estimate that the Screaming Woman was about five feet tall and died at the age of 48. Scans revealed that she had several broken teeth and mild arthritis in her spine before her death.
Unlike classical mummification methods, where the organs are usually removed, his brain, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines were still there, Professor Sahar Salim said.
An examination of their skin revealed that they were preserved with cypress and frankincense, expensive goods that had to be imported into Egypt from neighboring countries, the researchers said.
Professor Sahar Salim said the findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, challenge the view that the screaming woman’s impression of distress was the result of poor mummification.
He said: ‘Here we see that they were preserved with expensive, imported materials. This and the well-preserved appearance of the mummies contradicts the traditional belief that failure to remove their internal organs meant poor mummification.’
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2024-08-04 10:28:05
