MUMMIFICATION TECHNIQUES
Additionally, the study will answer questions as to how the different animals were killed (if they were killed) before being mummified. At the British Museum, X-rays have revealed that some cats were killed by strangulation, and then prepared as mummies to be offered; at the Bubasteion at Saqqara some were strangled while others were killed by blows to the head. A complete study of the animal mummies in the Cairo Museum will reveal if these techniques were used for all small mammals and birds, or if a variety of techniques was used. It would be especially interesting to determine how the larger animals, such as crocodiles, were killed prior to mummification. (more about this subject)

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
From this study one will be able to determine the degree of domestication, or indeed its presence or absence, for some animals, such as. the sacred rams from Elephantine or canid mummies. (more about this subject)

VETERINARY PRACTICES
Diseases or broken (and mended) bones can also show up on x-rays. This tells us about veterinary practices in ancient Egypt. We can also learn how different animals died and were killed (if they were killed) before being mummified. X-rays have revealed that some cats were killed by strangulation, and then prepared as mummies to be offered, while others seemed to have died naturally (more about this subject).

EXTINCT SPECIES
Some animals that were mummified by the Egyptians are extinct in Egypt today. By studying these extinct animals we can tell what the environment of Egypt used to be like. We can also tell if animals were being traded from other countries into Egypt. (more about this subject)