Archaeology & History
King Tut suffered massive chest injury
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T.K. RandallNovember 7, 2010 ·
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A new study of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun has revealed new clues as to what killed him.
Previous X-Rays and CT scans showed his heart and chest wall to be missing despite the Egyptians never removing the heart during mummification, now new research has revealed that the missing parts were probably due to a massive chest injury he would have sustained and would be what most likely lead to his death.
A new study shows that Tutankhamun, Egypt’s famous “boy-king” who died around the age of 18, suffered a “massive crushing tearing injury to his chest” that likely would have killed him.
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