Egypt
The Tut Family Tree
The reports that both king Tutankhamen's mother and father have been found with the long speculated Kv 55 mummy being as expected to be his father but the real surprise is the finding that the younger lady from Kv 35 is likely his mother. There is a press conference taking place in Cairo today so I will keep posted,
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Tv Review: King Tut Unwrapped
King Tut Unwrapped Discovery Channel Always late in receiving the Discovery Channel documentaries it is great when someone reviews one of the ancient Egypt focused ones that have aired in the US. On this occasion I went crawling to Alice Gaylor (Florida,...
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Hawass On Tutankhamun
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) With photos of Hawass. DNA and CT scan analysis of the mummy of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun (ca. 1333-1323 BC) and of mummies either known or believed to be members of his immediate family have revealed startling new...
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Videos Re The Jama Paper Results
Discovery News King Tut Unwrapped. Ten videos about the work behind the JAMA paper with interviews, footage of various parts of the process and dramatised reconstructions of the period from which Tutankhamum came. All can be accessed from the above page....
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The Mummy Of Queen Tiye
The Kings Wife Tiye was wife of King Amenhotep III ca 1350bc and the mother of Amenhotep IV, the heretic Akhenaten. She and Amenhotep historically were probably only children when married and if the record is accurate she probably outlived her husband...
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After Nefertiti
With the recent release of the data from the DNA and CT scanning of the eighteenth dynasty mummies in particular the mummies believed related to king Tutankhamen some new questions have been raised. The results show that the Kv55 man found in a coffin...
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