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June 11, 2011 ·
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Was King Tutankhamen's burial a rush job ?
By T.K. RandallJune 11, 2011 ·
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Image Credit: Jon Bodsworth
Officials seek to find answers to the microbial growths in the tomb of the famous Egyptian boy king.
Harvard microbiologist Ralph Mitchell believes he may have the answer to the growths, his research has revealed that the pharoah may have been buried in a hurry, before the walls had even dried. But why would Tutankhamen have been interred with such haste ?In the tomb of King Tutankhamen, the elaborately painted walls are covered with dark brown spots that mar the face of the goddess Hathor, the silvery-coated baboons—in fact, almost every surface.
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