What causes ancient mummies to have their arteries inact?

I haven't necessarily heard anything about that, though there is the new finding of the intact head blood vessels: Egyptian Mummy's Brain Imprint Preserved in 'Peculiar' Case. It sounds like this is exceedingly rare to see these imprints and they're not sure what caused this case. read more

I haven't necessarily heard anything about that, though there is the new finding of the intact head blood vessels: Egyptian Mummy's Brain Imprint Preserved in 'Peculiar' Case It sounds like this is exceedingly rare to see these imprints and they're not sure what caused this case. read more

Interestingly, the mummies with the clogged arteries typically were older at the time of death than those without--an average of 43 years old versus 32. Also, there's no evidence that the cause of death was atherosclerosis for any of them. read more

Ancient Mummies Had Clogged Arteries Too, Scans Show A look inside the arteries of mummies from around the world found that many of them had plaque buildup in their arteries — despite the fact that they didn't eat fast food, down sugary sodas, or veg out in front of the TV. read more