CT Scan

Opposite page Tutankhamun charges into battle in his chariot in a scene from a chest discovered in his tomb.

Ancient Egypt
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Warrior Tutankhamun: fragile pharaoh no more

In this special anniversary issue celebrating a hundred years since the discovery of KV62, we begin with new evidence that Bob Brier believes will change how we view Egypt’s most famous pharaoh.

ABOVE The front ring display of the new Cosmos model. The planets are shown by marker beads in semi precious stones and there are pointers for the Moon (with a display of its phase), Sun, Line of Nodes, and Date. In the centre is the Earth, with the semi silvered ball representing the Moon attached. Beyond that, the rings represent Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

World Archaeology
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The Antikythera Mechanism: an ancient Greek machine rewriting the history of technology

A seemingly unassuming lump of corroded bronze has confounded investigators for more than a century, ever since it proved to contain precision gearwheels that simply should not have existed in the ancient Greek world. A new study, using cutting-edge techniques, has now revealed what this machine could do, and how it did it, as Tony Freeth explains.

CT scanning of the mummy of Pharaoh Seqenenre revealed new information about the head

World Archaeology
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CT scans reveal a pharaoh’s violent death

Detailed study of the injuries to Seqenenre’s head has indicated that they were caused by several different weapons, suggesting that he was killed by multiple attackers