The introduction of visual diagnostics, especially computed tomography, into research on mummies resulted in significant progress in this area of egyptology. The most recent options for visual data processing-3D reconstruction and virtual endoscopy - have created entirely new possibilities, sometimes exceeding human imagination. It has become possible, without unwrapping the objects, to create 3-D images, to navigate inside the space without using endoscopes, and finally to perform credible reconstructions of lifetime appearances of faces of mummified people. We discuss these possibilities.
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