Mummies, coffins, and human remains continue to be among the most thrilling things Egypt has to offer. From archaeologists to curious commoners, mummified remains are a sight to behold.

Just recently, a special kind of unsealing took place in Egypt. A mummified body of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep was digitally uncovered using scanners. Never done before, the remains were unwrapped digitally with the help of scanners, because researchers had refused to directly touch the interesting yet frightening piece of remains.

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 Reports suggest that the ancient artifact was seen for the first time in centuries, making it a notable piece of ancient history.

The coffin was covered with colorful stones, and the Pharaoh’s body was wrapped with decorations and a human-like face mask.

Researchers decided to use computer topography technology to unwrap the remains.

After the unwrapping, researchers were able to deduce all necessary details about the remains. According to the analysis, the mummy is said to have been unsealed once in 11 century BC. This had taken place nearly four centuries after it was originally mummified. The Pharaoh has also been buried along with jewellery.

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Dr Sahar Saleem, a radiology professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University said that the new technology not only helped researchers debunk the way of burial, but also helped shed light on how the artifact had been reburied centuries later.

 He added that by digitally unwrapping the remains, the researchers were able to look beyond the face mask and bandages, and deeply inspect the Pharaoh.

 Egypt is known for its ancient artifact research and discovery. While many such remains in the past have either been done discreetly, or in front of a massive group in order to encourage media attention, this way of unwrapping has never been attempted before.

Another unwrapping that sparked global interest was the unsealing of a 2,500-year-old coffin. Done in front of a curious live audience, the mummy was wrapped under a decorated burial cloth that resembled the face of a dead priest.