THE GUARDIAN  ARTICLE

One night, very late, comes to the Royal Manchester Children's hospital a van with mummies of the museum nearest university. In general, professionals use the scanner of the hospital for children, because it is much less required than other hospitals, even less at night. Thus they try to see between bands and covers, to reveal ancient secrets.

In the museum are generally fourteen mummies, but now there are only three. Visitors have not yet claimed by this. However, on the other hand, they can now learn, by example, about the illnesses suffered during his life or what's under all those beautiful bandages.

Asru Mummy, one of the most famous of Britain, died near 750 BC was donated to the museum in 1825. The paintings of his coffin revealed his name and the fact that it was a temple of Karnak singer.

Since 1908, Manchester has been a pioneer in research on mummies, taking advantage of all the advances of medical science to study them, establishing a comprehensive database of tissue.

Investigations have revealed mummies illnesses suffered during his life, their approximate age and their possible activities. Manchester also has valuable portraits painted on wood panels.

Thanks to the work of the scanner is able to investigate the appearance of the mummies without destroying its fragile and careful packaging. Have been revealed some similarities between the portraits and the possible mummies faces (eg teeth), but still lack funding to make a reconstruction of the heads. They conclude that "in the Roman period in Egypt at least, appearances were more important than the physical preservation of the body,"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/nov/23/secrets-manchester-mummies-revealed