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Figure 5.13: Three dimensional slices of computed tomography

images of egyptian ancient pottery [Mongy, 2016].

Fish mummy is one evident indicated the technol-
ogy used by ancient people to preserved the food. This
will left behind mummified fish as shown in Figure 5.14.
This figure clearly shown the body of fish is intact and
completed with the internal organs. Head section is
still intact, this shows that the chemical used to mum-
mified the fish is able to preserved the fish from de-
stroy. However, the bone is not well seen, this is prob-
ably due to strong adsorption of thermal neutron within
the bone. This is may be due to the content of water is
high within the bone compared with other parts.

Metal is a common material to make pitcher, peo-
ple living in ancient time also had technology to make
pither from metal. The example shown in Figure 5.15
is corroded metal pitcher and its neutron radiography
image. This indicated that people in ancient time also
used metal pitcher. Some portion of corroded part has
a greenish color, this is may be the due to copper el-
ement mixed with iron. Breaked on the surface make

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