More on the CT scanning of the mummy “Sherit”.

Using 3D Models Rendered With Unprecedented Realism on SGI Computers, Stanford Researchers Put Age, Sex and Face to Child Who Lived During Time of Christ.

Two thousand years ago in the sands of Egypt, grieving parents put their tiny child to rest in a way that was customary even during the time of Christ.   They removed all of the youth's organs except for the heart, packed the remains in salt to cure them, and wrapped them in linen coated with perfumed resin.   Like all Egyptians of the age, they were certain that their careful efforts would prepare their loved one to someday come back to life.

Today in Silicon Valley, a team of world-renowned experts proved those parents right — although the mummy's high-tech resurrection may not quite be what ancient Egyptians had in mind...

Scientists Reach Back 2,000 Years to Bring Rare Child Mummy Back to Life, Yahoo! Finance News, USA, August 03, 2005.

cf. Scientists Reach Back 2,000 Years to Bring Rare Child Mummy Back to Life, PR Newswire, USA, August 03, 2005.   Includes video footage.

cf. Egyptian mummy brought to virtual life in US technology Mecca, AFP via Yahoo! News, USA, August 05, 2005.