New Scans Reveal 2,300-Year-Old Mummy Boy and His Gold Treasures

The mummy and its golden mask

The mummy found inside the sarcophagus. Image: SN Saleem, SA Seddik, M el-Halwagy

The mummy inside, belonging to a boy of about 15 years old. The researchers believe he was wealthy, given the number of gold artifacts associated with the body. The mummy is garlanded with ferns.

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