Researchers examined a 2,900-year-old mummy using X-rays, CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. They found that he suffered from Hand-Schuller-Christian's disease, a very rare condition that left him with lesions in his skull and spine. A large hole on his frontal-parietal bone can be readily seen in this image. His brain appears to have been removed through his nose during the mummification process. [CREDIT: Dr. Mislav Çavka]
Incest was very prevalent amidst the Egyptians (and most other ancient peoples, except for the Jews). Brothers and sisters routinely married...with awful consequences.