King Tut Attack Case Study

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There have been speculations by Some Egyptologists that King Tut was attacked and murdered by a stealthy foe from behind. This is contrary to CT scan images studied by doctors which indicated the pharaoh did not die from a blow to the head.
An x-ray taken in 1968 shows evidence of bone fragments in the skull cavity emptied by embalmers as per custom. However there seem to be no trace of serious trauma to the head as per the CT scan results. Findings show two pieces of loose bone as well as embedded chips in the embalming resins that line the skull from the back and top. Packing material was also found close to the ear canals as well as the sinus cavities plugging the nostrils. In order to remove the brain, the embalmers poured in resins twice …show more content…

Therefore something out of the ordinary must have struck him down. Experts can’t seem to pinpoint exactly what happened because of difficulty in differentiating between possible injuries Tut got while alive and the damage the mummy handlers made. For example some believe a fracture above the left knee was the mummy handler’s fault. Others think it may have been accident related or even the attack that led to Tut’s death due to a viral spreading infection.
Memorabilia in his tomb included arrows, throwing sticks, chariots, and bows, indicated he was skilled to hunt and fight as a proper pharaoh should have. Also, a painting in a wooden box depicts him as being a protector of Egypt maybe a symbolic portrait or rather based on truth thereby posing the questions could he have crashed his chariot while hunting? Or died in battle
Into the King’s valley, Tut’s tomb hid his mummy and its memorabilia until its contents were unearthed to the world by an archaeologist by the name of Howard Carter. The burial itself remained untouched though the rooms were looted in antiquity. At the center laid rested Tut himself, with a shining golden mask covering his head and

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