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Evolutionary medicine aims to study disease development from a long‐term perspective, and through the analysis of mummified tissue, timescales of several thousand years are unlocked. Due to the status of mummies as ancient relics, noninvasive techniques are preferable, and, currently, CT imaging is the most widespread method. However, CT images lack soft‐tissue contrast, making complementary MRI data desirable. Unfortunately, the dehydrated nature and short T2 times of mummified tissues render them practically invisible to standard MRI techniques. Specialized short‐T2 approaches have therefore been used, but currently suffer severe resolution limitations. The purpose of the present study is to improve resolution in MRI of mummified tissues.