An ancient mummy was discovered by University of Sydney archaeologists during a recent evaluation of a sarcophagus in the collection of the Nicholson Museum. Mashable reports that the coffin of Lady Mer-Neith-it-es was listed as empty in a 1948 handbook with “mixed debris” as its listing of contents. During a recent evaluation of those mixed debris, human feet and bones were found.
“It was an amazing moment of discovery,” Jamie Fraser, the museum’s senior curator, reportedly said. The staff then paired with a 3-D scanning company to create a digital model of the coffin to preserve its interior before any further excavation was done.
“Researchers in 50, 100 years time will be able to use that and zoom right in to explore what’s going on, to a tenth of a millimetre … we’re really super pleased with it,” Fraser said.
Take a look at the 3-D scan below.
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