Saturday, April 27, 2024
Contact    |    RSS icon Twitter icon Facebook icon  
Unexplained Mysteries
You are viewing: Home > News > Archaeology & History > News story
Welcome Guest ( Login or Register )  
All ▾
Search Submit

Archaeology & History

King Tut suffered massive chest injury

By T.K. Randall
November 7, 2010 · Comment icon 23 comments

Image Credit: Jon Bodsworth
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.


Source: Heritage-Key | Comments (23)




Other news and articles
Recent comments on this story
Comment icon #14 Posted by SolarPlexus 14 years ago
Seriously... malaria, broken leg, massive chest injury. I dont think they liked him much XD
Comment icon #15 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
Seriously... malaria, broken leg, massive chest injury. I dont think they liked him much XD You forgot his cleft palate, club foot, crooked spine....and he was a widower. Like I said, one of the unluckiest Kings ever.
Comment icon #16 Posted by SolarPlexus 14 years ago
Hahahahha club foot lmao
Comment icon #17 Posted by cluey 14 years ago
possible death by Hippo!!!.....what a way to go.............
Comment icon #18 Posted by cluey 14 years ago
You forgot his cleft palate, club foot, crooked spine....and he was a widower. Like I said, one of the unluckiest Kings ever. the cleft palet as far as i know is possibly debatable................and how him being a widower has anything to do his chest injury is remarkable,lol.........
Comment icon #19 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
the cleft palet as far as i know is possibly debatable................and how him being a widower has anything to do his chest injury is remarkable,lol......... ....we were talking about his bad luck, Cluey.
Comment icon #20 Posted by cluey 14 years ago
....we were talking about his bad luck, Cluey. then get it right ELDORADO........ Health and appearance See also: Racial identity of TutankhamunTutankhamun was slight of build, and was roughly 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall. He had large front incisors and the overbite characteristic of the Thutmosid royal line to which he belonged. He also had a pronounced dolichocephalic (elongated) skull, although it was within normal bounds and highly unlikely to have been pathological. Given the fact that many of the royal depictions of Akhenaten often featured such an elongated head, it is likely an exaggeratio... [More]
Comment icon #21 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
No need to get it exactly right when you're only joking. Joke n. 1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. 2. A mischievous trick; a prank. 3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation. 4. Informal a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke. b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office. v. joked, jok·ing, jokes v.intr. 1. To tell or play jokes; jest. 2. To speak in fun; be facetious. v.tr. To make fun of; tease. http://www.thefreedictionary.... [More]
Comment icon #22 Posted by cluey 14 years ago
ohhh!!!....so you where only joking when you corrected me on his bad luck???????? .......silly me......
Comment icon #23 Posted by snuffypuffer 14 years ago
I saw a thing where it said he'd had some kind of head trauma, too. Man.


Please Login or Register to post a comment.


Our new book is out now!
Book cover

The Unexplained Mysteries
Book of Weird News

 AVAILABLE NOW 

Take a walk on the weird side with this compilation of some of the weirdest stories ever to grace the pages of a newspaper.

Click here to learn more

We need your help!
Patreon logo

Support us on Patreon

 BONUS CONTENT 

For less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can gain access to a wide range of exclusive perks including our popular 'Lost Ghost Stories' series.

Click here to learn more

Top 10 trending mysteries
Recent news and articles