Posted on 05/10/2005 6:41:42 PM PDT by SkyPilot
Egyptian scientists have finally lifted the veil of mystery surrounding famed pharaoh Tutankhamun's death, saying he died of a swift attack of gangrene after breaking his leg.
"After consultations with Italian and Swiss experts, Egyptian scientists ... have found that a fracture in the boy king's left leg a day before his death was infected with gangrene and led to his passing," Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said Tuesday.
"The fracture was not sustained during the mummification process or as a result of some damage to the mummy as claimed by (British archeologist Howard) Carter," who discovered the sarcophagus of the legendary pharaoh in 1922, it said.
"The Egyptian scientists found no evidence that he had been struck in the head ... and no other indication he was killed, as has been said before."
The team, aided by French and US scientists, also revealed Tutankhamun's features.
"A silicone mold bearing the features of the boy king and whose examination also confirms the size and shape of his skull," was obtained, the statement said, quoting Egypt's chief archeologist Zahi Hawas.
The mold was produced by placing silicone on a plastic replica of Tutankhamun's skull which was constructed from a previously available computerized X-ray of the 3,300-year-old mummy.
The experts differed on the shape of his nose and ears, whose details were obtained by superimposing clay on the plastic replica.
The scientists confirmed previous findings released in March that the king died aged 19, was in good health and did not suffer from any illnesses as a child.
Tutankhamun is thought to have been the 12th ruler of the 18th dynasty.
From what pics I have seen of him, Akhenaten was also weirdly shaped-built..
FYI, Gangrene is a most painful way to go. After a while morphine looses it's ability to kill this pain.
Better then even moneyh he was farding in his grave as well. Wonder if Rush knows this ?
See ya, Enjoy
Mama's, don't let you're babies grow up to be King tut's.
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Posted on 05/10/2005 1:20:56 PM PDT by wagglebee
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You have a way with words.
I didn't realize we'd ever stopped making every single thread about immigration.
Does that observation also apply to NFL linemen? If so, can I watch when you tell one of them?
Although glass goes back a loooong way, I don't think these guys had blue-blockers or Ray-Bans.
If the baby wasn't turned often in its sleep, but left to sleep on one side, the skull would not "round out."
I know. My son's head measured 14" in circumference (and yes, it was godawful painful delivering him), and he had that weird elongation of his skull. We had to turn him frequently, and make sure he slept on his back, to round it out. Since he was almost completely bald for the first year and half, any imperfections were quite visible. He looks perfect now.
LOL
He was probably waiting for socialized medicine to be created.
Well minus the eyeliner which apparantly was quite the thing back in ancient Egypt. But the person I'm thinking of is actually of mid-east descent and has a similar build so I thought it was funny.
He's got that Sinead O'Connor look, doesn't he?
He died of Gangrene in one day?
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