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Scientists Recreate Face Of King Tut's Grandfather, The "Richest Man Who Ever Lived"
An expert said Amenhotep III was an obese, sick, and sedentary man, who was almost bald, and suffered from dental problems.
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Statue Of King Tut, Which Egypt Claims Was Stolen, Sells For $6 Million
A 3,000-year-old bust of Egypt's boy king Tutankhamen was auctioned off Thursday in London for nearly $6 million, despite claims by the Egyptian government that it was looted and smuggled out of the country.
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Secret Tut Chamber? Egypt Calls Experts To Examine Evidence
Egypt today invited archaeologists from all over the world to examine new, more extensive scanning conducted on King Tutankhamun's tomb to discover whether chambers have been hidden for millennia behind two walls in the boy king's burial place and determine what could be inside.
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Egypt Says Scan Of King Tut's Burial Tomb Shows Hidden Rooms
Scans of King Tut's burial chamber have revealed two hidden rooms, Egypt's antiquities minister said Thursday - a discovery that could intensify speculation that the chambers contain the remains of the famed Queen Nefertiti.
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Egypt Finds New Clues That Queen Nefertiti May Lie Buried Behind Tut's Tomb
Egypt has unearthed further evidence that a secret chamber, believed by some to be the lost burial site of Queen Nefertiti, may lie behind King Tutankhamun's tomb, Egypt's antiquities minister said on Thursday.
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Egypt Says King Tut Mask Was Scratched, Sends 8 To Trial
Eight Egyptians involved in a botched repair of the famed burial mask of King Tut, which was corrected late last year, were referred to a disciplinary court today for "gross negligence" after prosecutors said that the golden treasure was scratched.
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King Tut's Wet Nurse May Have Been His Sister: Expert
An archaeologist said on Sunday that Maia, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's wet nurse, may have actually been his sister Meritaten, reviving speculation about the identity of the mother of the boy king.
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Hidden Chambers, Egypt's Queen's Remains Likely in King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Egypt on Saturday said there is a 90 per cent chance that hidden chambers will be found within King Tutankhamun's tomb, based on the preliminary results of a new exploration of the 3,300-year-old mausoleum.
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In Search For Queen Nefertiti, Focus Turns to King Tutankhamun's Tomb
A British Egyptologist today said he would conduct further investigations into whether the tomb of ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun contains passages to a hidden chamber, including what he believes is the last resting place of Queen Nefertiti.
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Beard of Egypt's King Tut Hastily Glued Back on With Epoxy
The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it was knocked during cleaning, conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo said on Wednesday.
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King Tut seems to have died of Malaria
The researchers have found the oldest genetic proof of malaria in precisely dated mummies.
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Scientists Recreate Face Of King Tut's Grandfather, The "Richest Man Who Ever Lived"
An expert said Amenhotep III was an obese, sick, and sedentary man, who was almost bald, and suffered from dental problems.
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Statue Of King Tut, Which Egypt Claims Was Stolen, Sells For $6 Million
A 3,000-year-old bust of Egypt's boy king Tutankhamen was auctioned off Thursday in London for nearly $6 million, despite claims by the Egyptian government that it was looted and smuggled out of the country.
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Secret Tut Chamber? Egypt Calls Experts To Examine Evidence
Egypt today invited archaeologists from all over the world to examine new, more extensive scanning conducted on King Tutankhamun's tomb to discover whether chambers have been hidden for millennia behind two walls in the boy king's burial place and determine what could be inside.
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Egypt Says Scan Of King Tut's Burial Tomb Shows Hidden Rooms
Scans of King Tut's burial chamber have revealed two hidden rooms, Egypt's antiquities minister said Thursday - a discovery that could intensify speculation that the chambers contain the remains of the famed Queen Nefertiti.
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Egypt Finds New Clues That Queen Nefertiti May Lie Buried Behind Tut's Tomb
Egypt has unearthed further evidence that a secret chamber, believed by some to be the lost burial site of Queen Nefertiti, may lie behind King Tutankhamun's tomb, Egypt's antiquities minister said on Thursday.
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Egypt Says King Tut Mask Was Scratched, Sends 8 To Trial
Eight Egyptians involved in a botched repair of the famed burial mask of King Tut, which was corrected late last year, were referred to a disciplinary court today for "gross negligence" after prosecutors said that the golden treasure was scratched.
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King Tut's Wet Nurse May Have Been His Sister: Expert
An archaeologist said on Sunday that Maia, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's wet nurse, may have actually been his sister Meritaten, reviving speculation about the identity of the mother of the boy king.
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Hidden Chambers, Egypt's Queen's Remains Likely in King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Egypt on Saturday said there is a 90 per cent chance that hidden chambers will be found within King Tutankhamun's tomb, based on the preliminary results of a new exploration of the 3,300-year-old mausoleum.
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In Search For Queen Nefertiti, Focus Turns to King Tutankhamun's Tomb
A British Egyptologist today said he would conduct further investigations into whether the tomb of ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun contains passages to a hidden chamber, including what he believes is the last resting place of Queen Nefertiti.
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Beard of Egypt's King Tut Hastily Glued Back on With Epoxy
The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it was knocked during cleaning, conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo said on Wednesday.
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King Tut seems to have died of Malaria
The researchers have found the oldest genetic proof of malaria in precisely dated mummies.
