Scientists hope DNA will reveal mummy's identity

Sunday, December 16, 2001

ATLANTA -- The body is remarkably well-preserved, filled full of resin and stuffed with rolled linen some 3,000 years ago. It has a mouthful of teeth, an intact facial profile and long arms still crossed over the chest.

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