Construction workers stumble across 150-year-old iron box that contains a mummy

[post_page_title]Examining the evidence[/post_page_title]
The scientists decided to look towards the Gradual Emancipation Act and started to wonder whether the unnamed woman had once been a bondswoman, but was later freed from her duties. Using her teeth as reference, Conlogue was actually able to determine that she lived in New York for much of her life, and specifically lived in the North East during the 19th Century.

Not only did this 3D imaging tell us more about the body, but it also told us more about what life was like in this era for those who lived in the state.