Application of Clinical Imaging and 3D Printing to the Identification of Anomalies in an Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummy
Application of Clinical Imaging and 3D Printing to the Identification of Anomalies in an Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummy
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应用临床成像和 3D 打印来识别古埃及动物木乃伊的异常情况
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10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.06.028
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2015
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R. Bibb
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Lidija Mcknight;J. Adams;A. Chamberlain;S. Atherton;R. Bibb
使用成像技术对古埃及包裹的木乃伊动物遗骸进行无损评估是最合乎道德的可行方式，通过这种方式来调查捆绑内容物。迄今为止研究的束显示了完整和不完整的动物骨骼，多个个体（或其部分）包裹在一个束中，非骨骼材料，有机物和未知来源的异常。单独使用成像识别动物物种可能充满困难，特别是在骨骼不完整和诊断要素丢失或严重受损的情况下。本文描述了用犬科动物形式包裹的木乃伊束的放射学调查，犬科动物是与古埃及防腐神密切相关的物种。进行计算机断层扫描（CT），并对束内容物进行计算机建模，从而产生激光烧结的3D复制品。成像确定了三个骨骼碎片，仔细定位，作为束的结构支撑；然而，射线照相数据证明不足以确定这些元素。3D打印可以直接与骨骼参考收藏品进行比较，并确认骨骼是人类起源。本文证明，包裹动物木乃伊束的成像和未识别元素或非骨骼异常的3D打印将有助于以非破坏性的方式准确识别它们。
Non-destructive assessment of wrapped mummified animal remains from ancient Egypt using imaging techniques is the most ethically viable manner by which to investigate bundle contents. Bundles studied to date revealed complete and incomplete animal skeletons, multiple individuals (or parts thereof) wrapped together in one bundle, non-skeletal material, organic matter and anomalies of unknown origin. The identification of animal species using imaging alone can be fraught with difficulty, especially in cases in which the skeleton is incomplete and diagnostic elements are lost or significantly damaged.This paper describes the radiographic investigation of a mummy bundle wrapped in the form of a canid, a species closely associated with ancient Egyptian embalming deities. Computed tomography (CT) was performed, and the bundle contents were computer modelled, leading to the production of a laser sintered 3D replica.Imaging identified three skeletal fragments carefully positioned to act as structural support for the bundle; however, radiographic data proved inadequate to enable definitive identification of these elements. 3D printing enabled direct comparison with skeletal reference collections and confirmed that the bones were of human origin.This paper demonstrates that imaging of wrapped animal mummy bundles and 3D printing of unidentified elements or non-skeletal anomalies will assist in their accurate identification in a non-destructive manner.