The article I read this week was entitled, "Mystery of King Tut's Death Solved? Maybe Not." It was written by A.R. Williams for National Geographic. The article explores new scientific findings and possible theories surrounding the Egyptian pharaoh's famously mysterious death.
The article discusses the previous possible causes of death for the young pharaoh, and presents new theories. One of the theories was that King Tut was hit by a chariot, while another was that a horse kicked him. The final theory is that King Tut was attacked by a hippopotamus. The evidence that these theories are even possibilities includes tests that have shown King Tut incurred a crushed chest and a broken leg.
There were also reports of a possible fire that damaged the mummy; however, this seems very unlikely. The article explains this reasoning based on the lack of damage to the other objects in the sarcophagus, the fabric on the body, and the other layers of the coffin.
This article related to our class discussion of King Tut and the process of mummification. Scientists continue to do research on Egyptian mummies and pyramids, so the information is always changing and getting closer to the truth. I chose this article because it directly related to class discussion, and it gives us an update on the information we have been studying.
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