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King Tut slain by sword in the knee
Gruppo Ansa ^ | February 4, 2006

Posted on 02/04/2006 8:27:21 AM PST by SunkenCiv

The group found traces of gold leaf bearing animal symbols in the late pharaoah's right kneecap, leading them to surmise that it had fallen off Tutankhamun's raiments and lodged in a hole during mummification. The hole in question appears to have been caused by a sword, they say.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; amarna; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; tut; tutankhamen; tutankhamun
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1 posted on 02/04/2006 8:27:23 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 02/04/2006 8:28:13 AM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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Fractured Leg Bone Not The End Of Tutankhamen Mystery
Science Daily/University Of Liverpool | 2005-04-01
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AP | Mar 8, 2005 | Paul Garwood
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Tutankhamen Died of Gangrene
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Who Killed King Tut?
Time.com | 9-11-02 | JEFFREY KLUGER AND ANDREA DORFMAN
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X-ray attempt to find out why Tutankhamen died
CNN.Com - Science & Space | Saturday, November 13, 2004 Posted: 10:51 PM EST (0351 GMT) | Reuters
Posted on 11/13/2004 9:03:24 PM PST by F15Eagle
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3 posted on 02/04/2006 8:30:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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4 posted on 02/04/2006 9:14:59 AM PST by asp1
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Worse yet, after they cut his knee, they forced him to eat ex-lax brownies.


5 posted on 02/08/2006 10:44:44 AM PST by SunkenCiv (If you could read my mind, you'd know I dislike Gordon Lightfoot.)
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6 posted on 10/20/2009 6:47:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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