Peruvian mummy

Name: unknown

Individual’s age: approx. 15 to 16 years

Historical age: approx. 1100 A.D

Sex: male

Origin: Probably from Pisac, near Cuzco, Peru

Type of mummification: Probably partially natural, partially artificial mummification

Examinations carried out:Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Diseases and other special characteristics: Benign bone cysts on the right shinbone, several internal organs missing

Museum: Historisches und Ethnologisches Museum, St. Gallen

Literary reference: unpublished documents by Victor Manser and Oscar Zollikofer

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Mummy undergoing CT-Scan,Source: Siemens Press Picture