Scientists used CT scans and other testing to examine whether the mummy had any pathological abnormalities and assess potential causes of death.
The mummy of an ancient Egypt ian woman with her mouth wide open in what looks like an anguished shriek may have died 'died screaming from agony,' researchers say.The unnamed woman mummy, discovered in a 1935 archeological expedition in Deir el-Bahari near Luxor, was kept in The Cairo Egypt ian Museum and referred to as 'Screaming Woman Mummy of the store of Kasr al Ainy.
Usually, internal organs would be removed during the mummification process, but that did not take place with the 'Screaming Woman.''In ancient Egypt, the embalmers took care of the dead body so it would look beautiful for the afterlife. That's why they were keen to close the mouth of the dead by tying the jaw to the head to prevent the normal postmortem jaw drop,' lead researcher in the study, Cairo University radiology professor Sahar Saleem, told the Reuters news agency.
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