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NEWS ABOUT: Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun stories: 3 news summaries

 DNA Tests Set
 for Baby Girls
 in King Tut's Tomb

Was mummy a daddy?

Aug 7, 08 2:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 3,000-year-old mummified remains of two stillborn baby girls found in King Tutankhamun's tomb will undergo DNA testing to dermine their relationship to Egypt's famous boy king and Queen Nefertiti. The babies' remains were discovered in Tut's tomb in 1922 but never publicly displayed, reports the BBC. More »

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Tutankhamun • ancient Egypt • Supreme Council of Antiquities • Nefertiti • Ankhesenamun • Cairo School of Medicine • Luxor • Zahi Hawass • Howard Carter

Mask Lifts, Reveals Tut's Face

Face of boy-pharaoh on public display for the first time

Nov 4, 07 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - King Tut, Egypt's famous boy-king, has shown his face publicly for the first time in about 3,000 years, BBC reports. Archaeologists worried about the effects of humidity on Tut removed the mummy from its stone sarcophagus and placed it in a climate-controlled case in his Valley of the Kings... More »

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Tutankhamun • ancient Egypt • Valley of the Kings

What Killed Tut?
Scientists Crack the Case

Not-so-coddled boy king fell from a speeding chariot

Oct 23, 07 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists may have finally solved the mystery surrounding the death of King Tut: The boy king took a tumble from a speeding chariot while hunting. New CT scans show Tut suffered a broken leg as well as a blow to the head, the Independent reports. Analysis of tomb artifacts suggests... More »

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Egypt • Tutankhamun • ancient Egypt

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