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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A team of experts in St. Louis is examining an Egyptian mummy to determine what caused the death 3,000 years ago.
The mummy of Egyptian priest Amen-Nestawy-Nakht is getting another CAT scan. Researchers hope to learn not only why he died but gather more data about his health. The last CAT scan of the mummy was several decades ago.
On Sunday, art movers hired by the St. Louis Art Museum picked up three mummies, including Amen-Nestawy's. The wrapped corpses were taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where a team of Washington University professors, doctors and radiologists examined the bodies.
A radiologist tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1qlHw7H) that 3-D X-ray scanners are the best way to look at the mummies. She says there's no other way to analyze them without unwrapping them and damaging their remains.
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