Reconstruction of Meritamun
As they struggled to find out what she looked like, they found an interesting feature about her – she loved sugar. The skull revealed Meritamun was suffering from tooth decay, and it was just a coincidence that she lived during the time Alexander the Great had introduced sugar to Egypt. It was during her years that Alexander the Great conquered and took conquest of the land.
Reconstruction Of Meritamun
Researchers took approximately 140 hours to conduct all their CT scans on the skull to create the 3-D figure we see today. The extensive scans and reviews revealed that Meritamun was battling anemia and that the results of becoming weak and frail from the disease may have been the cause of her death.
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