To: lafroste
what dna would they test against?
27 posted on
06/10/2003 11:14:27 AM PDT by
bedolido
To: bedolido
what dna would they test against?There are other royal mummies that have been identified by cartouches from around that time. The DNA problem begins when you read the history. The Egyptian pharoahs practiced inter-family breeding on a grand scale. Contructing an historical family tree for any Egyptian dynasty is worth a migraine headache. How they can tell the right mummy from the wrong mummy for DNA testing will be fascinating.
33 posted on
06/10/2003 11:28:49 AM PDT by
xJones
To: bedolido
what dna would they test against?
IIRC Discovery channel had a mention in a show about a study that was gathering DNA from mummies to explore relationships in ancient egyptian royalty.
To: bedolido
what dna would they test against? King Tut. She was his mummy!
(Or stepmother may be. I never could keep it all straight.)
52 posted on
06/10/2003 5:08:01 PM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
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