New CT machines allow researchers ` ` undress '' a mummy virtually . The British Museum uses the same machines employed by car companies to make 3-D models . `` Certainly , it 's a damaging process , and you lose a lot of information and disturb the mummy itself . Researchers can now approximate a mummy 's age , cause of death and general condition .
New CT machines allow researchers ` ` undress '' a mummy virtually . The British Museum uses the same machines employed by car companies to make 3-D models . Researchers can now approximate a mummy 's age , cause of death and general condition .