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DNA studies show a frail King Tut succumbed to malaria and a broken leg
Cox News ^
| 2-16-10
| Paul Schemm, Assoc. Press
Posted on 02/16/2010 7:56:30 AM PST by cajuncow
Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane, and died from complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, according to the most extensive study ever of his mummy.
The findings were from two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 mummies, including those of Tutankhamun and his family, the team that carried out the study said in an article to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; amarna; catastrophism; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; incest; kingtut; malaria; tutankhamun
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To: cajuncow
The young King Tut himself never admitted having a club foot and a cleft palette. He never stopped doing what he wanted to do. He was always in de Nile.
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02/16/2010 3:10:37 PM PST
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality. (Hi Mom.))
To: LucyT
At the age of nine, Tut married his half-sister, Ankhesanamum.
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02/16/2010 3:18:14 PM PST
by
cajuncow
To: colorado tanker
It’ll be a pain to tell their mummies apart.
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posted on
02/16/2010 3:38:19 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
To: LucyT
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02/16/2010 3:38:32 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
To: SunkenCiv
How is a broken leg reflected in the DNA? That starts to sound like Lamarck.
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02/16/2010 4:05:29 PM PST
by
LiteKeeper
("It's the peoples' seat!")
To: cajuncow
King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club footFriends called him, "Lucky".
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02/16/2010 4:20:26 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
To: paulycy
If he were “light in his sandals” he would be the Queen in de Nile.
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posted on
02/16/2010 11:41:13 PM PST
by
TaMoDee
To: cajuncow
Boy, Bob Brier is gonna be peeved.
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02/17/2010 6:41:00 AM PST
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Xenalyte
(Yes, Chef!)
To: cajuncow
The study said his father was most likely Akhenaten... while his mother was a still unidentified sister of Akhenaten."Incest is best."
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