Virtopsy shows a high status funerary treatment in an early 18th Dynasty non-royal individual.
This work presents the multidisciplinary investigation of the head of Nebiri (Museo Egizio, Turin S_5109), Chief of Stables, a high status elite person from the 18th Dynasty involving MDCT, 3D brain surface and facial reconstructions accompanied by a consideration of previously presented chemical analysis of the embalming materials found in fragments of bandages used on the head and viscera (lung) found in one of the four canopic jars. Comparison of the techniques used for the cosmetic treatment of Nebiri with those used in other elite and high status non-royal persons confirms the validity of the use of the term "high status elite" in the case of Nebiri. This case highlights the importance of using modern forensic techniques both to enhance new technologies of retrospective diagnosis on altered human remains and to increase knowledge of past populations.
['Loynes|Robert D|RD|http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1906-9828', 'Charlier|Philippe|P|', 'Froesch|Philippe|P|', 'Houlton|Tobias M R|TMR|', 'Lallo|Rudy|R|', 'Di Vella|Giancarlo|G|', 'Bianucci|Raffaella|R|']
D001344:Autopsy D001921:Brain D004534:Egypt D004615:Embalming D005123:Eye D005147:Facial Bones D049429:Forensic Pathology D005655:Funeral Rites D049690:History, Ancient D006801:Humans D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional D008297:Male D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography D012886:Skull D012923:Social Class
MDCT Human remains 3D brain surface reconstruction 3D facial approximation