Archaeology

Mummies and other ancient remains are commonly examined by x-ray imaging due to the critical need for non-destructive techniques. Bone provides the strongest contrast and has been the main source of information. In paleopathology, the study of ancient diseases, significantly more information can be extracted if also studying the soft tissue at high resolution. Shown is a 2400-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy hand scanned with the Exciscope technology.