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Friday, January 24, 2020

Egyptian mummy's 3,000-year-old voice brought back to life by researchers

Egyptian mummy's 3,000-year-old voice brought back to life by researchers: Researchers say they have mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummified Egyptian priest by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.Key points:The researchers chose Nesyamun's mummy for the project because the soft tissue in the throat was reasonably intactThe current voice recreation model is not enough to synthesise whole words or sentencesCo-author John Schofield said the voice sound of the mummy makes h...

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