KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology

Our Research

Facial reconstruction

Dedicated laboratories

PCR machine

With its partnership in universities and research centres around the UK and internationally, the KNH Centre benefits from access to the latest technologies.

Body 89/686 from Koshtamna (Firth 1912)

Revisiting the Archaeological Survey of Nubia

This project aims to locate the surviving human and animal remains from the Archaeological Survey of Nubia and to bring them back together electronically in an online database.

Radiograph of a modern naturally mummified domestic cat.

The Ancient Egyptian Animal Bio Bank Project

This project aims to combine known records with new research to broaden current knowledge and increase understanding of animal specimens, and how they were born out of the religious beliefs of the time.

Stirring a liquid in a beaker

Pharmacy in Ancient Egypt project

This project aims to improve our knowledge of the treatments used in pharaonic times.

Schistosome

Schistosomiasis

Immunocytochemistry has been used to successfully diagnose Schistosomiasis in ancient Egyptian tissues, suggesting schistosoma antigens may still be present after thousands of years.