Hidden within the collections we care for is a specimen that holds a secret.
Watch the video above to find out what lies within this 2,000-year-old animal mummy from Egypt.
With the help of Dr Farah Ahmed and our micro-CT scanner, Richard Sabin, our Principal Curator of Mammals, and Science Communicator David Urry reveal something that’s been hidden from view for more than 2,000 years.
This fascinating specimen is one of hundreds of mummified animals donated to the Natural History Museum by English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie.
What’s inside many of these mummies remains a mystery. But with modern imaging techniques allowing us to study them without damaging the specimen, it’s only a matter of time until more secrets are revealed.
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