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2,300-Year-Old 'Golden Boy' Mummy Digitally Unwrapped After a Century

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A mummified teenager with a heart of gold has been "digitally unwrapped" approximately 2,300 years after he was buried.

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The Guardian

Digital scan unwraps secrets of mummy from 2,300 years ago

Team at Cairo University conclude teenager was rich and he may point to evidence non-Egyptians were mummified

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Mummified Egyptian ‘golden boy’ was buried with 49 amulets and other treasures

Some of the amulets are made of gold, while others are of semi-precious stones and fired clay

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Global News

‘Golden Boy’ mummy digitally unwrapped after 2,300 years, secrets revealed - National

The ultra-careful and refined mummification for Golden Boy, shows that he was likely from a pretty rich and powerful family.

8 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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CNN

Mummified 'golden boy' found covered in 49 precious amulets

When a teenage boy died 2,300 years ago in Egypt, he was mummified and adorned with 49 protective amulets and a golden mask to guide him in the afterlife.

8 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Egyptian researchers find golden amulets inside 2,300-year-old mummy through "digital unwrapping"

CAIRO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian researchers have discovered a total of 49 amulets on and inside the body of a 2,300-year-old mummy, some of which were made of gold, said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Tuesday. Read full story

8 months ago·Malaysia

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Metro News

Scientists digitally unwrap a 2,300-year-old 'golden boy' mummy

The mummy was found in 1916 at a cemetery used between approximately 332 and 30 BCE in Nag el-Hassay, southern Egypt (Picture: PA) Scientists have ‘digitally unwrapped’ the mummified body of a wealthy ancient Egyptian ‘golden boy’ from 2,300 years ago. The boy, who is believed to have been 14 or 15 when he died, was about 4 feet and 2 inches tall, having died of natural causes. On his body, they found 49 amulets of 21 different types, suggesting…

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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