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Traces found in mummy reveal ancient arterial disease and silicosis
Detroit AP report summarizes a multidisciplinary study of the mummy Pum II from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Researchers from Smithsonian, Wayne State, Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital and Detroit Institute of Arts report arteriosclerosis and pulmonary silicosis existed 2700 years ago, with carbon deposits from smoke and sand inhalation noted.
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Detroit
Egypt
Philadelphia Art Museum
Wayne State University
Aidan Cockburn
Smithsonian Institution
Robin Barraco
Wayne State
Theodore Reyman
Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital
William Peck
Detroit Institute of Arts