Photos: Mummy's secrets revealed
Scientists and technologists take a look inside a 2,000-year-old child mummy using a combination of hardware and software.
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Mummy
Sherit, the 2,000-year-old mummy, on display at SGI's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
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Skeleton
During a presentation, the audience saw many views of the interior of Sherit's wrappings, including her entire skeletal structure.
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Teeth
The scans allowed scientists to see highly detailed views of Sherit's skeleton, including the young child's dental structure.
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Hands
Sherit's embalmer placed her right hand over her left before she was mummified.
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Face
The face of Sherit's 2,000-year-old mummy.
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Facial model
Scientists constructed a model of what they think Sherit's face looked like before she died.
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