Thursday, May 19, 2005

Ancient Mummies - Secrets to be unlocked

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/press/title,26474,en.htm
"Two world-renowned teams of experts on Egyptian mummies have joined forces in an international effort to better understand disease and its treatment in ancient Egypt. The University of Manchester's Centre for Biomedical Egyptology and Cairo's National Research Center have signed a formal agreement to enhance future academic research and teaching in the field. The Manchester-Cairo alliance will promote cooperation between the two institutions by supporting joint research activities and encouraging visits and exchanges by their staff and students". A number of different study areas are described in the article.

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