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GreatGreat photo, huh.
Okay, I am a proselytizer for History.
Thus, I'm taking out time to point out this great picture and the great article by Laura Leigh Davidson that goes with it.
The article appears on the Scholastic Online site in a section for Teachers. But really it's wasted if it's used ONLY by teachers. This is good stuff. Actually some of the most succinct coverage I've read on the recent Tut findings.
Check it out.
Scientist Carsten Pusch conducted the tests on Tut for the new study. He thinks a broken leg contributed to the young king's death.
A scan of Tut's mummy showed an unhealed fracture in his thigh bone. This confirms that the Egyptian leader broke his leg sometime close to his death. The DNA also indicates that the pharaoh had an illness that causes bones to become frail and brittle.
More than 100 walking sticks were found in King Tut's tomb. This supports the autopsy findings. Many of the sticks were well-worn, showing regular use.
"It is very likely that a bone [disease] required King Tut to use canes," Pusch told Discovery News. “Maybe he just fell and broke his leg."
But how could a person die from a simple broken leg?
Pusch also found DNA evidence in Tut's remains that indicates he had malaria (muh-LAIR-ee-uh), a disease carried by mosquitoes. Malaria severely weakens the immune system.
Thus, I'm taking out time to point out this great picture and the great article by Laura Leigh Davidson that goes with it.
The article appears on the Scholastic Online site in a section for Teachers. But really it's wasted if it's used ONLY by teachers. This is good stuff. Actually some of the most succinct coverage I've read on the recent Tut findings.
Check it out.
Scientist Carsten Pusch conducted the tests on Tut for the new study. He thinks a broken leg contributed to the young king's death.
A scan of Tut's mummy showed an unhealed fracture in his thigh bone. This confirms that the Egyptian leader broke his leg sometime close to his death. The DNA also indicates that the pharaoh had an illness that causes bones to become frail and brittle.
More than 100 walking sticks were found in King Tut's tomb. This supports the autopsy findings. Many of the sticks were well-worn, showing regular use.
"It is very likely that a bone [disease] required King Tut to use canes," Pusch told Discovery News. “Maybe he just fell and broke his leg."
But how could a person die from a simple broken leg?
Pusch also found DNA evidence in Tut's remains that indicates he had malaria (muh-LAIR-ee-uh), a disease carried by mosquitoes. Malaria severely weakens the immune system.
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