Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt: A Rare Exhibition of Mummies and Treasures

The video discusses an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities from the British Museum, featuring 140 ancient objects, including six mummies and 14 coffins. The exhibition, brought to the Bowers Museum in the U.S., includes CT scans of the mummies using advanced mobile technology. This method preserves the mummies, unlike past practices of unwrapping them. The video also covers the evolution of mummy examination techniques, from unwrapping to X-rays and CT scans, and highlights the exhibition's focus on the mummification process and Egyptian rituals.

What were the methods used to examine mummies before the introduction of CT scans?

Describe the range of objects displayed in the exhibition and their historical significance.