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High-Resolution Imaging of an Ancient Egyptian Mummified Head: New Insights into the Mummification Process

R. Gupta, Y. Markowitz, L. Berman and P. Chapman
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2008, 29 (4) 705-713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0909
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