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- In The Lab: More Promises Re Tutankhamun Dna
Washington Post Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, the antiquities department said Sunday. Speaking at a conference,...
- Antiquity Vol 83, No.319, March 2009
Antiquity Volume 83 No.319 For those who have subscriptions or academic access, the following article in Antiquity may be of interest: C.A. Hellier and R.C. Connolly A re-assessment of the larger fetus found in Tutankhamen's tomb As noted by Geoffrey...
- King Tut Had Twins, But Why?
Live Science (Meredith F. Small) A rather different take on the Tutankhamun foetus story: Two mummified fetuses found in Tutankhamen's tomb back in 1922 are probably twins, despite the fact that one is much larger than the other, a team of scientists...
- More Re Dna Testing To Be Carried Out On Fetuses
Discovery Channel Ongoing analysis on the mummified remains of two female fetuses buried in the tomb of Tutankhamun will most likely show that at least one of the stillborn children is the offspring of the teenage pharaoh, a scientist who carried serological...
- More On King Tutankhamun Scans
A set of links which provide more information: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-03/uol-flb031005.php Robert Connolly, Senior Lecturer in Physical Anthropology from the University of Liverpool's Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology,...
Egypt
More re foetuses from the tomb of Tutankhamun
The University of Manchester
Two foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains of the young King in the 1960s.
Robert Connolly, who is working with the Egyptian authorities to analyse the mummified remains of Tutankhamen and the two stillborn children, will discuss the new findings at the Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt Conference at The University of Manchester today (Monday 1 September 2008).
Mr Connolly says: "The work carried out by Catherine Hellier in Norway and I suggests that the two foetuses in the tomb of Tutankhamen could be twins despite their very different size and thus fit better as a single pregnancy for his young wife. This increases the likelihood of them being Tutankhamen's children.
"I studied one of the mummies, the larger one, back in 1979, determined the blood group data from this baby mummy and compared it with my 1969 blood grouping of Tutankhamen. The results confirmed that this larger foetus could indeed be the daughter of Tutankhamen.
"Now we believe that they are twins and they were both his children. The forthcoming DNA study on them by Dr Zahi Hawass's group in Egypt will contribute another key piece to this question."
Mr Connolly, Senior Lecturer in Physical Anthropology at the University of Liverpool's Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, adds: "It is a very exciting finding which will not only paint a more detailed picture of this famous young King's life and death, it will also tell us more about his lineage."
Conference director Professor Rosalie David, of The University of Manchester's Faculty of Life Sciences, says: "We are very proud to have Mr Connolly speaking at the conference and are extremely excited about his new findings. Tutankhamen is such an important figure in Egyptology - he was a fascinating character whose tomb and indeed body has given us so much information about life in Ancient Egypt, and it seems will continue to do so for some time yet."
See the above page for more.
- In The Lab: More Promises Re Tutankhamun Dna
Washington Post Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, the antiquities department said Sunday. Speaking at a conference,...
- Antiquity Vol 83, No.319, March 2009
Antiquity Volume 83 No.319 For those who have subscriptions or academic access, the following article in Antiquity may be of interest: C.A. Hellier and R.C. Connolly A re-assessment of the larger fetus found in Tutankhamen's tomb As noted by Geoffrey...
- King Tut Had Twins, But Why?
Live Science (Meredith F. Small) A rather different take on the Tutankhamun foetus story: Two mummified fetuses found in Tutankhamen's tomb back in 1922 are probably twins, despite the fact that one is much larger than the other, a team of scientists...
- More Re Dna Testing To Be Carried Out On Fetuses
Discovery Channel Ongoing analysis on the mummified remains of two female fetuses buried in the tomb of Tutankhamun will most likely show that at least one of the stillborn children is the offspring of the teenage pharaoh, a scientist who carried serological...
- More On King Tutankhamun Scans
A set of links which provide more information: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-03/uol-flb031005.php Robert Connolly, Senior Lecturer in Physical Anthropology from the University of Liverpool's Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology,...