Egyptian researchers have digitally “unwrapped” the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 ⤵️ | Al Jazeera English

A research team discovered a type of visual cipher hidden in the hieroglyphic reliefs, statuary, and architectural motifs of ancient Egypt. The message encrypted in this visual language is scientific. The discovery holds severe implications for art history as well as scientific history. These discoveries show an unprecedented marriage of art and science that allows central scientific principles to be communicated visually, in a trans-lingual mode of transmission. The artwork transmits beautifull