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Exercise in paleo-otolaryngology: head and neck examination of two Egyptian mummies
R W Babin1, J C Kahane, R E Freed
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
Two Ptolemaic period mummies underwent head and neck examination including high-resolution tomography and endoscopic rhinoscopy and cranioscopy. The anatomy demonstrated characteristic laryngeal calcification and sexual dimorphism. Pathologic findings consisted of severe dental disease and possible chronic ear disease. Postmortem changes revealed the entrance of the embalmers into the cranial cavity, but raised interesting speculation regarding the method of brain removal.

