Mummy Forensics

The Mummy Research Team at the University of York uses modern science to uncover new information about ancient corpses, beginning with the preserved remains of a Peruvian man who appears to be screaming.

Dr Joann Fletcher and the team at the University of York investigate a mummy sealed inside a beautifully painted Egyptian coffin.

Dr Joann Fletcher and the team at the University of York investigate the discovery of a mutilated mummy in an outsized coffin and uncover a tragedy in ancient Egyptian high society.

The Mummy Research Team at the University of York examine the wounds of a South American mummy to ascertain if the the man was a victim of crime.

The Mummy Research Team at the University of York examine a Peruvian mummy that had lain hidden in a London storage facility and attempt to discover why it was preserved in an unusual cross-legged posture.

The Mummy Research Team at the University of York examines a mummified head without a body, to try to discover who it belonged to and find the cause of death.