Study 2,500 year mummy of 14-year-old boy

The mummy of an Egyptian boy dating back to about 2,500 years was studied after American scientists opened the lid of the coffin.

Mummy Minirdis in the coffin.(Photo: AP)

JP Brown, the Field Museum's conservation expert, and three associates used clips and metal pieces to leverage the coffin lid. They performed the following research steps in the humidity control laboratory.

The man who was embalmed inside the coffin was the boy Minirdis, 14, the son of a pastor.Minirdis mummy is about 2,500 years old. "What's interesting about any mummy is how long it lasts," Brown said.

Traces of coffins, stained plastic stains on linen sheets or gilded masks may have certain meanings. Without dying, Minirdis may have become a pastor like a father, Brown said. However, scientists have not found the cause of the boy's death.

According to the tomography image before opening the lid of the coffin, the mummy's feet are in a separate position, the toes are partially exposed outside the covering. The shroud and veil were torn, twisted to one side. Scientists also noticed these characteristics during the research process.

Mummy toes of 14-year-old boy.(Photo: AP)

News.com.au said it is part of a collection of 30 intact mummies from the Field Museum's Egypt. Mummies will be on display at several other museums in the future.