Revealing the mysterious mummy of men in female attire

A 1,700-year-old Egyptian mummy was discovered to be male, despite using women's clothing. This mummy also revealed death due to brain bleeding.

The child was estimated to live around this year 350 AD and was tested by a computerized scan to determine the true sex. It turned out, the mummy was present at the Saffron Walden, Essex museum, he was a male.

Previous research has shown that this mummy is wrapped in feminine iconic clothing. The mummy was wrapped in a costume that covered her chest and wore bracelets. However, based on computerized scan data at the Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge, the mystery was revealed.

The boy aged 4 to 5 years old had a skull fracture, cerebral hemorrhage and fracture of his clavicle before he died. Museum manager Saffron Walden, Carolyn Wingfield said the mummy is 2 to 3 years younger than originally estimated.

Based on a scan on a computer, Wingfield said: the organ, the mummy's bones were confirmed to be a male's, according to the Daily Mail. There is no evidence of illness. Scientists speculate that the child had an accident or injury before he died.

However, the reason why mummies carry on themselves women's symbols is still a mystery. The mummy is believed to have originated during the Ptolemaic period, when Egypt was ruled by the earliest Greek dynasty. The mummy was found in the tombs of Deir-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt and was later brought to England.