Findings in ancient Egyptian mummies from tomb KV64, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, with evidence of a rheumatic disease

In 2011, a spectacular find was made in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt - a well-known archaeological site, where pharaohs were buried during the New Kingdom (ca. 1500-1100 BCE). A team from the University of Basel's Kings' Valley Project discovered a tomb (KV64) containing two mummies that...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2023-03, Vol.52 (2), p.150-160
Main Authors: Öhrström, LM, Seiler, R, Bickel, S, Rühli, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Egypt
Female
Humans
Mummies - diagnostic imaging
Mummies - pathology
Radiography
Rheumatic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:In 2011, a spectacular find was made in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt - a well-known archaeological site, where pharaohs were buried during the New Kingdom (ca. 1500-1100 BCE). A team from the University of Basel's Kings' Valley Project discovered a tomb (KV64) containing two mummies that were buried in different time episodes (unidentified elite burial, 18th dynasty, and Nehemesbastet, 22nd dynasty). Anthropological investigations of the mummies were performed using portable X-ray and photographic documentation. The first burial was an adult individual with bilateral pathological changes at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), most likely of inflammatory origin, possibly psoriatic arthritis. Investigations of the second burial revealed an intact body of a younger female individual.
ISSN:0300-9742
1502-7732
DOI:10.1080/03009742.2021.2020464