New evidence suggests 'Screaming Woman' mummy died in pain
![Photographs of the front and right profile of the head of the "Screaming Woman" mummy were taken in 1939 at the Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine in Cairo.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1430x867+0+0/resize/1430x867!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F01%2Fac2464f74ecdae16f1c3ce05eeb2%2Fdownload.jpeg)
The mummy is believed to be a relative of Senmut, an architect who worked during the reign of ancient Egypt’s most powerful female leader, Queen Hatshepsut. Senmut’s final years also remain a mystery.
(Image credit: Saleem and El-Merghani)
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