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Scientists may have solved mystery death

Scientists may have solved mystery death

Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery surrounding the death of Egyptian ‘boy king’ Tutankhamun.

The remains of Tutankhamun were discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings. The Pharaoh is believed to have been 19 when he died leading experts to speculate that foul play may have been responsible.

However, scientists who have been examining the remains for the past two years have come up with new information.

According to the Journal of American Medical Association the scientists have established the boy king had traces of the malaria parasite in his blood.

The scientists say there were signs the king had suffered a leg injury before death and it is possible that if the injury had become infected it could have become life threatening if malaria had occurred.

Other experts believe the presence of the malaria parasite is no indicator of the cause of death. Instead they point to what appears to be evidence of chest injuries which may have been caused by a fall from a chariot.

 

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