A team of scientists has found that 33 percent of ancient Egyptian child mummies examined showed signs of anemia.
made contact with Dr. Stephanie Panzer, the study’s corresponding author, for more insight into the research.: When did you first start researching mummies?I started about 20 years ago after finishing my specialisation in clinical radiology. I was always interested in archaeology and I thought that it would be a challenge to transfer my clinical radiological experience to the field of paleoradiology.
Our study showed that there was a high prevalence of anemia in children in ancient Egypt. However, we only have a collection of 21 child mummies. At the moment we don’t know how or whether these children were treated.Nowadays, anemia can be diagnosed and treated in most cases. In ancient Egypt this was not possible. Therefore, many children are assumed to have died due to anemia and its complications.
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