Mummy of 5-month-old fetus in tiny coffin

A 5-month-old fetal mummy in a British museum may be the youngest mummy recorded in the world.

The mummy preserved in the tiny coffin was said to belong to a 20-week-old fetus that was broken, Kent News reported yesterday. This is the latest discovery of the expert group at Museum Maidstone, Kent, England during the analysis of Egyptian antiques.

Tiny mummy of 5-month-old fetus.(Photo: Kent News).

The study was conducted at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery Hospital (KIMS) under the museum's redevelopment of Ancient Museum civilizations.

"Among the items we analyzed, there was one item classified as" linen falcon and cardboard of the Greek period of Egypt (323 - 30 BC) ". KIMS institute pointed out that the mummy is a baby's, according to the initial assessment, this is a 20-week-old fetus that was broken , one of the youngest mummies in the world, " Samantha Harris, managing the collection. at the museum, said.

"Thanks to computerized tomography technology, we can learn more about collections without touching them, to help avoid damaging artefacts. For example, if you don't use this technology, Baby mummies will be badly damaged when we remove the wrapping cloth, " Harris said.