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Dr. Bob Brier used more than 400 pounds of the salt compound natron to create his modern day mummy.
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The Egyptian mummified not only humans, but also animals. Dogs, cats, cows, and even lions have been discovered mummified in ancient tombs.
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The treasure found in King Tut's tomb is valued today a more than a half billion dollars.
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Over a 3,000 year period, more than 70 million Egyptians were mummified.
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Narrator: Egyptian mummies, these ancient preserved bodies are speaking from the dead. Computer scanning virtually unwraps them to reveal their secrets. Was King Tut murdered? Technology has the answer. Learn how to make a mummy and how preserve one for millennia. Now, Mummy Tech, on Modern Marvels.
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Commentators: Dr. Peter Lacovara Senior Curator, Michael C. Carlos Museum Amy Ladd, MD Professor of Orthopedics, Stanford University Afshad Mistri Scientific Computing, SGI Bob Brier, PhD Egyptologist, C.W. Post College David Foster Project Director, The Field Museum Julie Scott Director, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum Dr. James Phillips Curator, Tut Exhibit, The Field Museum Renee Stein Conservator, Michael C. Carlos Museum Shin Maekawa, PhD, PE Senior Scientist, Getty Cons. Institute
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