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[Steve]

(07-19-2019 02:04 PM)Steve Whitlock Wrote:  I neglected to respond to the mention of the 1931 examination of the mummy.

From Wikipedia:

In 1931, the Chicago Press Club hired six doctors led by Dr. Orlando Franke Scott (1885–1950) to examine the mummy:
"[...]a scarred right eyebrow that arched upwards, a thickening on the knuckle joint of the right thumb, and a piece of skin missing from the back of the neck [...] X-rays of the head, hands, and legs showed a thickening of the tissues over the right eyebrow, a thickening in the bones of the right thumb, and a marked thickening of the left fibula at its lower end, indicating an earlier fracture."

The results were not conclusive nor widely accepted. The event was viewed as a publicity stunt, and the doctors did not examine other elements such as height and facial features. X-rays from this examination were later displayed with the body, which now had a large opening in its backside as a result.
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Above is the the reason I mentioned they didn't check his height, as stated in the article, "the doctors did not examine other elements such as height and facial features".

It's just bizarre that they wouldn't measure the mummy's height, even if it was a publicity stunt. But I would expect nothing less from this farce. Poor Mr. George.