We were wrong about Tutankhamun
Was Tutankhamun a frail child, or was he a warrior king? And how did this famous Pharaoh meet his death?
The image of King Tutankhamun's sarcophagus is one of the most well-known from all of ancient Egypt. And even though it's been 100 years since Howard Carter began excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, mysteries still surround the life and death of King Tutankhamun. This video takes a look at some of those fascinating questions and misconceptions about Tutankhamun.
SOURCES:
Misconception No. 1
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/reimagining-tutankhamun-as-a-warrior-180980657/
https://archive.archaeology.org/1003/etc/tut.html
Brandt, Gerald. “Did Tutankhamun Suffer from Hypophosphatasia? – A Hypothetical Approach.” Anthropologischer Anzeiger 70, no. 3 (2013): 249–60. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24252966.
https://daily.jstor.org/the-discovery-of-king-tuts-tomb/
Bob Brier, Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World
Misconception No. 2
Brandt, Gerald. “Did Tutankhamun Suffer from Hypophosphatasia? – A Hypothetical Approach.” Anthropologischer Anzeiger 70, no. 3 (2013): 249–60. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24252966.
Bob Brier, Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World
https://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/tutdna/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/king-tuts-sandals-0017186
Misconception No. 3
https://www.nature.com/news/2011/110427/pdf/472404a.pdf
https://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/tutwatch/murder.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-theory-king-tut-died-in-a-chariot-crash-180947562/
https://egyptindependent.com/archaeologists-rule-out-murder-as-cause-of-king-tuts-death/
Harer, W. Benson. “New Evidence for King Tutankhamen’s Death: His Bizarre Embalming.” The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 97 (2011): 228–33. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23269903.
Bob Brier, Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World, The Murder of Tutankhamen
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