{"id":225101,"date":"2023-12-09T09:10:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=225101"},"modified":"2023-12-09T09:10:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:10:40","slug":"archaeologists-taken-aback-by-grim-death-of-baby-girls-found-inside-tuts-tomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/world-news\/archaeologists-taken-aback-by-grim-death-of-baby-girls-found-inside-tuts-tomb\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists taken aback by grim death of baby girls found inside Tut’s tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tutankhamun: Expert discusses archaeologist Howard Carter<\/h3>\n

Tutankhamun ruled Ancient Egypt over 3,300 years ago for just nine years.<\/p>\n

The shortest ruling pharaoh in Egyptian history, the Boy King was just eight or nine when he took the throne from his father, Akhenaten.<\/p>\n

Egyptologists aren’t entirely sure why he died so young but believe it was likely from complications caused by a broken leg, made worse after he contracted malaria.<\/p>\n

While archaeologists and grave robbers discovered and learned about many of Egypt’s great pharaohs, little was known about Tutankhamun until 1923 when British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered his tomb.<\/p>\n

He came across a treasure trove of priceless relics and artefacts, and one completely unexpected find \u2014 the remains of two baby girls, perfectly preserved due to mummification.<\/p>\n

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An astonishing 5,000 items were found inside Tutankhamun’s tomb. Back then, technology wasn’t advanced enough for researchers to identify the human remains, so they were stored away for when it was possible.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t until 1932 that the mummies were carefully examined, autopsied, photographed, and identified as stillborn female foetuses.<\/p>\n

From the time of their discovery, it had been assumed that they were the children of Tutankhamun, though no such thing as DNA analysis existed.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t until 2007 that tests to identify who the remains belonged to were undertaken. For two years, analysis was carried out on the now seriously degraded remains.<\/p>\n

By 2009, the Tutankhamun Family Project had obtained only partial DNA profiles for the 317a and 317b mummies.<\/p>\n

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