Egypt
Also reported at:
- More Re Jama Paper On Tutankhamun
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A useful summary of some of the findings. Journalists from across the globe flocked yesterday morning to the foyer of the Egyptian Museum, desperate to catch a glimpse of the mummies of King Tutankhamun's parents and...
- Patient Aged 2,500 In For Tests
BBC News A team of radiographers at a London university have been preoccupied with a patient somewhat older than most - 2,500-year old Egyptian mummy Tahemaa. Specialists at City University in Islington, north London, used a CT scanner to learn more about...
- A 3,000-year-old Mystery Is Finally Solved: Tutankhamun Died In A Hunting Accident
The Independent (Steve Connor) The mystery behind the sudden death of Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, may have been finally solved by scientists who believe that he fell from a fast-moving chariot while out hunting...
- More On The Finding Of Tutankhamun's Lost Part
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2165774,00.html I'll probably still find the odd article from the few days when I was away, and this is one of them: "An ancient riddle of the sands has been solved by modern hospital technology. The mummified...
- Tutankhamun Killed By Gangrene
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/11/egypt.pharaoh/ "The discovery by Egyptian scientists puts to rest the theory that the teenage pharaoh was murdered by a blow to his head. 'After consultations with Italian and Swiss experts, Egyptian scientists...
Egypt
Update re death of Tutankhamun
http://tinyurl.com/yxhghl (canada.com)
"Dr. Selim, who yesterday presented a further analysis of CT scans taken last year to the Radiological Society of North America's conference in Chicago, was part of the first team to examine King Tut's mummy since 1978, when it was last X-rayed. They moved the mummy in its tray about 30 metres from its tomb to a truck parked outside, equipped with a CT (computed tomography) scanner.
By scanning the entire body, the team of Egyptian, Swiss and Italian scientists concluded that the cause of King Tut's death was "most probably" a compound fracture to the lower part of left thigh bone. A compound fracture occurs when bone breaks through the skin, leaving the person vulnerable to infection or an embolism caused by globules of fat in the bloodstream.
Their findings run counter to the popular belief that King Tut was murdered, either by his successor Aye, who was a powerful figure in the court of the young leader, or by some other scheming courtier."
By scanning the entire body, the team of Egyptian, Swiss and Italian scientists concluded that the cause of King Tut's death was "most probably" a compound fracture to the lower part of left thigh bone. A compound fracture occurs when bone breaks through the skin, leaving the person vulnerable to infection or an embolism caused by globules of fat in the bloodstream.
Their findings run counter to the popular belief that King Tut was murdered, either by his successor Aye, who was a powerful figure in the court of the young leader, or by some other scheming courtier."
See the above page for the full story.
Also reported at:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003450834_kingtut28.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/rson-rat112206.php
http://tinyurl.com/y9eq2k (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20824977-29677,00.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2472117,00.html
- More Re Jama Paper On Tutankhamun
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A useful summary of some of the findings. Journalists from across the globe flocked yesterday morning to the foyer of the Egyptian Museum, desperate to catch a glimpse of the mummies of King Tutankhamun's parents and...
- Patient Aged 2,500 In For Tests
BBC News A team of radiographers at a London university have been preoccupied with a patient somewhat older than most - 2,500-year old Egyptian mummy Tahemaa. Specialists at City University in Islington, north London, used a CT scanner to learn more about...
- A 3,000-year-old Mystery Is Finally Solved: Tutankhamun Died In A Hunting Accident
The Independent (Steve Connor) The mystery behind the sudden death of Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, may have been finally solved by scientists who believe that he fell from a fast-moving chariot while out hunting...
- More On The Finding Of Tutankhamun's Lost Part
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2165774,00.html I'll probably still find the odd article from the few days when I was away, and this is one of them: "An ancient riddle of the sands has been solved by modern hospital technology. The mummified...
- Tutankhamun Killed By Gangrene
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/11/egypt.pharaoh/ "The discovery by Egyptian scientists puts to rest the theory that the teenage pharaoh was murdered by a blow to his head. 'After consultations with Italian and Swiss experts, Egyptian scientists...