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Findings in ancient Egyptian mummies from tomb KV64, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, with evidence of a rheumatic disease

Öhrström, Lena M. and Seiler, Roger and Bickel, Susanne and Rühli, Frank J.. (2023) Findings in ancient Egyptian mummies from tomb KV64, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, with evidence of a rheumatic disease. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 52 (2). pp. 150-160.

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Abstract

Objective: In 2011, a spectacular find was made in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt - a well-known archaeological site, where pharaohs were buried during the New Kingdom (ca. 1500-1100 BCE). A team from the University of Basel's Kings' Valley Project discovered a tomb (KV64) containing two mummies that were buried in different time episodes (unidentified elite burial, 18th dynasty, and Nehemesbastet, 22nd dynasty). Method: Anthropological investigations of the mummies were performed using portable X-ray and photographic documentation. Results and conclusion: The first burial was an adult individual with bilateral pathological changes at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), most likely of inflammatory origin, possibly psoriatic arthritis. Investigations of the second burial revealed an intact body of a younger female individual.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Altertumswissenschaften > Fachbereich Ägyptologie
04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Altertumswissenschaften > Fachbereich Ägyptologie > Ägyptologie (Bickel)
UniBasel Contributors:Bickel, Susanne
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Taylor and Francis
ISSN:0300-9742
e-ISSN:1502-7732
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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Deposited On:05 Jul 2023 09:53

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