A Mummified Child

Abstract

The investigation of the mummified child from the Graeco-Roman Period, as part of the Melbourne Mummy Project, has produced some interesting results that may offer an explanation for its poor condition. The body wrapped in linen and decorated with mismatched cartonnage coverings shows signs of being interred for some time before mummification. Although removal of the brain and internal organs has occurred postmortem, there is other evidence suggesting that the body has suffered unexplained injuries and damage not necessarily due to poor mummification techniques.