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The young king likely began construction of a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings and an accompanying mortuary temple, but both were unfinished at the time of his death. Tutankhamun died unexpectedly aged about 18; his health and the cause of his death have been the subject of much debate.
Tutankhamun was the 13th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom and ruled for about a decade c. 1355–1346 BCE. A majority of his reign was devoted to restoring Egyptian culture, including religious and political policies; his predecessor and father Akhenaten had altered many Egyptian cultural aspects during his reign, and one of Tutankhamun's many restoration policies included ...
A BBC documentary detailed new findings by researchers who performed a "virtual autopsy" on King Tut using more than 2,000. ... Whatever the cause of death he certainly looked better than he does now.
Tutankhamun, popularly referred to as "King Tut" today, ruled from about 1332 B.C. until his death in about 1323 B.C. ... Tutankhamun's death at about age 19 may be the cause; if his death was ...
Investigations into the death of jKing Tutankhamun. X-rays of Tutankhamun's skull. The medical instrument points to the location of the possible injury at the base of his skull. The cause of Tutankhamun's death was unclear, and was the root of much speculation. In early 2005 the results of a set of CT scans on the mummy were released.
Rediscovering King Tutankhamen’s tomb. King Tutankhamen came to the throne at 10 years old and ruled ancient Egypt for nine years, from 1,336 to 1,327 B.C., according to Britannica. He died at ...
Mummies 317a and 317b are the remains of two infant daughters of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.Their mother, who has been tentatively identified through DNA testing as the mummy KV21A, is presumed to be Ankhesenamun, his only known wife. 317a was born prematurely at 5–6 months' gestation, and 317b was born at or near full term.
How Howard Carter's amazing discovery of King Tut's tomb led to tales of a curse and ignited interest in the mummy's ... Corelli and Doyle crafted the narrative of a curse as the cause of death ...