A mummified woman's head and shoulders with her hair in braids and face turned to the side
Though the mummified woman's head is missing, a photograph of her remains.
  • Researchers performed CT scans on a mummified Egyptian woman and found evidence of a second fetus.
  • The fetus was in her chest cavity and seemed to be the twin of the fetus buried with the woman.
  • Though women often die in childbirth, mummified fetuses are almost unheard of.

Finding a fetus in mummified remains is almost unheard of. Now scientists say they have evidence of a mummified teenager who died while delivering twins.