'Screaming mummy' may have died alone of a heart attack, new research finds
Reading now: 801
dailystar.co.ukAncient Egypt.Meritamun was short (just under 5 feet tall) and her teeth were full of cavities, with some molars having rotted down to stumps.A recent CT scan of her corpse has found widespread atherosclerosis — deposits of fatty plaque in the blood vessels.
This new discovery has led Egyptologists to believe she may have died of a massive heart attack sometime in her 50s.However atherosclerosis can also cause strokes or a fatal blockage of a brain blood vessel, so her cause of death isn't certain.Some experts believe the reason her mouth was left open is because she died alone and wasn't found for several hours by which time rigor mortis had begun, setting her jaw open in a frozen scream.However others are sceptical of the theory as.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
