King Tutankhamun

[Amy]

I saw this on the news this morning and thought it was pretty interesting.

Tests Show King Tut Was Not Murdered

CAIRO, Egypt Mar 8, 2005 — The results of a CT scan done on King Tut's mummy indicate the boy king was not murdered, but may have suffered a badly broken leg shortly before his death at age 19 a wound that could have become infected, Egypt's top archaeologist said Tuesday.

"In answer to theories that Tutankhamun was murdered, the team found no evidence for a blow to the back of the head, and no other indication of foul play," according to a statement released Tuesday by Egyptian authorities.

"They also found it extremely unlikely that he suffered an accident in which he crushed his chest."

Some 17,000 images were taken of Tut's mummy during the 15-minute CT scan aimed at answering many of the mysteries that shrouded his life and death including his royal lineage, his exact age at the time of his death and the reason he died.