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‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal - Science & research news | Frontiers,By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists used CT scans to ‘digitally unwrap’ the approximately 2,300-year-old undisturbed mummy of a teenage boy of high socioeconomic status. The body was equipped with 49 amulets of 21 different types, many of which were made of gold, which had been carefully placed on or inside the body. These

‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal – Science & research news | Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists used CT scans to ‘digitally unwrap’ the approximately 2,300-year-old undisturbed mummy of a teenage boy of high socioeconomic status. The body was equipped with 49 amulets of 21 different types, many of which were made of gold, which had been carefully placed on or inside the body. These