Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’

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The sound of a 3,000 year old mummified individual has been accurately reproduced as a vowel-like sound based on measurements of the precise dimensions of his extant vocal tract following Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, enabling the creation of a 3-D printed vocal tract. By using the Vocal Tract Organ, which provides a user-controllable artificial larynx sound source, a vowel sound is synthesised which compares favourably with vowels of modern individuals.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Howard, David Schofield, John https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-7395 Fletcher, Joann Baxter, Katherine Ball, Gareth Buckley, Stephen
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Authors 2020
Dates:	Accepted: 29 November 2019 Published: 23 January 2020
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2020 09:00
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2025 01:11
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56316-y
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1038/s41598-019-56316-y
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159500

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