CT, MR, and isotope data of a mummified child from Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia: giving voice to the past through imaging.

This article discusses a scientific study of a mummified child from Zagreb Cathedral in Croatia. The study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the child's life and human physiology through medical and scientific assessment of the remains. The remains were imaged using various techniques, including digital radiographs and CT scans, and isotope analysis was conducted. The findings revealed that the child was between three and five years old at the time of death and that the mummification process likely occurred in the tenth century CE. The study raises questions about why the child was mummified using an old Egyptian technique despite the practice being discontinued in Egypt by the seventh century CE. Further molecular analysis is hoped to provide more insights into these questions. [Extracted from the article]