In 1988, Dr. Betsy Bryan, Director of our museum and professor of Egyptian art and archaeology, collaborated with faculty in the School of Medicine to perform a CAT scan of the Goucher Mummy. Come hear about what we learned about this woman's life and death in the ancient world in our next Museum Chat, tomorrow from 12:15-12:45. In the meantime here is some footage from our archives.
Goucher Mummyvimeo.com
In 1988, the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum collaborated with the School of Medicine to conduct CAT scans of the Goucher Mummy. These scans revealed not only that the mummy was a woman but details of her life in ancient Egypt and death.