Johan and other researchers examine the mummies very closely. Researchers note the positions ofarms and legs and expressions on the mummies faces. The team studies hair and teeth. They analyzethe clothing, jewelry, and shoes. Nothing goes unnoticed. As a mummy is unwrapped, textile experts study what is left of the clothes. Then the expertsmake sketches of what the clothes probably looked like when they were new. But what about clues inside the mummies bodies？ Modern technology to the rescue！ Scientistsand researchers use CAT scans to examine the mummies. A CAT scan is like a special kind of X-ray.It allows researchers to see more than just bones and teeth. A CAT scan shows muscles, organs —— youname it. And its all in 3-D. Once a mummy is scanned, a researcher just slips on 3-D glasses andwatches a computer screen. On the screen, the mummys body can be examined from every angle ——and the researcher can look around inside the body, too. CAT scans tell a lot about the physical condition of the Inca children when they died. From CATscans of the Ice Maiden, Johan and other researchers discovered she was a normal, healthy young girl.There was still food in her stomach and blood in her veins. Tests done on whats in a mummysstomach can even reveal what that person ate right before he or she died.
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