The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has also x-rayed mummies. I believe that they have done some other testing on the mummies also but I don't remember what all they have done. You can contact them at: The Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ph: 412-622-3131. I'm not sure who you would talk to but my guess would be the Curator of Anthropology, Dr. James B. Richardson III. I hope that helps Heidi Anderson [log in to unmask] On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Patricia Ann Kirkland wrote: > I am posting this for my husband, who does not have access to > this list. Please reply directly to him at: > > [log in to unmask] > > My husband directs a research project which is studing the > University of Nebraska State Museum's Egyptian collection. They have > been offered an opportunity to x-ray both the human and non-human > mummies in the collection. Unfortunately, a century in this climate > has had detrimental effects on the human remains as well as their > coffins. Would anyone, conservator or otherwise, have any suggestions > on the best way to safely move them??? Any advice on the strength of > the x-ray machine so that it will penetrate the coffin wall?? Any and > all advice is appreciated. > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------- > Patricia Kirkland The denial of complexity is the > Graduate Student greatest tyranny. > University of Nebraska > Dept. of Museum Studies -Claude Levi-Strauss > [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------- >