An Egyptian mummy’s silent ‘scream’ might have been fixed at death
The cause may have been a cadaveric spasm, a muscular stiffening associated with violent deaths
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An ancient Egyptian mummy known as the Screaming Woman displays a facial expression preserved at the time of her death, possibly due to a rare muscle reaction.
Sahar Saleem