Recent medical scans of the mummified remains of a young girl, part of a touring exhibit called “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition," belong to a girl who lived more than 500 years ago in Peru.

The news comes from the Cincinnati Museum Center, which recently released the results of a collaborative effort with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to learn more about the remains.

According to The Associated Press, the body was taken to the Cincinnati hospital in January to undergo X-rays and computer tomography. Children's Hospital radiologist Dr. Andrew Trout said the machines produced images of "beautifully preserved" bones and organs.

The director of science and education for the exhibit at the museum, Heather Gill-Frerking, has estimated along with Dr. Trout that the child was about 3 years old when she was preserved.

The images of the girl's bones reveal, according to Trout and Gill-Frerking, that there were seasonal food shortages during the time when the girl was alive. The remains did not show signs of violence or of chronic disease.

Museum officials have expressed their hopes that the information acquired regarding the mummy may aid in future medical and archaeological research.

Replicas of the mummy's skull as well as of the whole skeleton were made with the help of a 3-D printer.

Those resin replicas will stay with the mummy so that the museum visitors may observe the fine detail of the body.

"Any time you have an opportunity to help solve a mystery that's over 500 years old it's really exciting," said Dave Duszynski, the vice president at Cincinnati Museum Center. "You literally get a glimpse back in time at a person who still has stories to tell."

The mummy will be on display at the museum through April 26.