Swiss Mummy Project

Completed Research Project

Summary / Zusammenfassung: Paleopathological minimal and non-invasive examination of different human mummies from:
- Naturwissenschaftliche Sammmlungen der Stadt Winterthur, Winterthur
- Stiftsbibliothek, St. Gallen
- Musée d'Ethnographie, Neuchâtel
- Museum für Völkerkunde, Burgdorf
- Historisches Museum, Bern
- Rätisches Museum, Chur
- Historisches Museum Aargau, Lenzburg
- Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia, Lima

Publications / Publikationen

Rühli F.J., Chhem R.K., Boeni T.
Diagnostic paleoradiology of mummified tissues: interpretation and pitfalls. Can Assoc Radiol J 55: 218-227, 2004

Böni T., Rühli, F.J., Chhem R.K.
History of Paleoradiology: early published literature, 1896-1921. Can Assoc Radiol J 55: 203-210, 2004

Rühli, F.J., Hodler J., Böni T.
CT-guided Biopsy - A New Diagnostic Method for Unusual Post Mortem Research. Am J Phys Anthropol 117: 272-275, 2002

Project Leadership and Contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte

Dr. med. PhD F.J. Ruehli (Project Leader)	frank.ruhli@anatom.uzh.ch
Dr. med. Th. Boeni	thomas.boeni@balgrist.ch

Funding Source(s) / Unterstützt durch: Universität Zürich (position pursuing an academic career), Others