Through recent scans, forensic experts at the British Museum have confirmed that the famous Ginger mummy was the victim of a brutal murder.

Ginger is the name given to the natural mummy of an adult Greek man. Despite dying about 5,500 years ago, this mummy still has almost intact blond hair and fingernails and toenails.

Zoomed-in images of the victim’s body.

Ginger was found in Gebelein, Egypt in the late 19th century and is considered the oldest Egyptian mummy ever. Currently, Ginger’s mummy is on display at the British Museum.

To conduct their investigation, the researchers had to carefully wrap the mummy and transport it to a hospital near the museum. By scanning the mummy through the hospital’s CT scanner for 30 seconds, they had enough data to conduct research. The 3D images captured by the scanner allowed scientists to freely rotate and zoom in on each detail for easy analysis.

Ginger mummy on display at the British Museum

Daniel Antoine, a forensic expert, said: “The left shoulder blade of the body was slightly damaged. It can be seen that the ribs just below the shoulder blade were crushed and broken. This shows that the shoulder blade had been subjected to a very large impact force. It was the force of a large, strong arm using a sharp blade to pierce through the lung.”

They then came to the conclusion that the most famous mummy in the British Museum had been unexpectedly stabbed under the left shoulder blade by an ᴀssᴀssin. Through the scanner images, forensic experts confirmed that Ginger mummy was the victim of a brutal murder.

The wound below Ginger’s left shoulder blade caused his death

In addition, the examination results also showed that Ginger was a strong young man, aged between 18 and 20 when he was killed. Mr. Antoine added: “Ginger was the victim of a surprise attack with a long, sharpened bronze or flint blade.”

Moreover, the British Museum team was able to analyze the food in Ginger’s last meal. By analyzing the mummy’s hair and fingernails, they were even able to determine exactly what Ginger had eaten in the three months immediately before his ᴀssᴀssination.