King Tut

Symorne P. (Virgin Islands (British))
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  1. Akhenaten
    early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
    He was the son and successor of Akhenaten, the controversial reform pharaoh who ruled from about 1351 to 1334 B.C. Another achievement of the study was the first positive identification of Akhenaten’s mummy, a historical puzzle in its own right.
  2. positive identification
    evidence proving that you are who you say you are
    He was the son and successor of Akhenaten, the controversial reform pharaoh who ruled from about 1351 to 1334 B.C. Another achievement of the study was the first positive identification of Akhenaten’s mummy, a historical puzzle in its own right.
  3. malaria
    a disease caused by parasites transmitted by mosquito bite
    King Tutankhamen, the boy pharaoh, was frail and lame and suffered “multiple disorders” when he died at age 19 about 1324 B.C., but scientists have now determined the most likely agents of death: a severe bout of malaria combined with a degenerative bone condition.
  4. androgynous
    having both male and female characteristics
    Speculation had also centered on the fact that Tutankhamen left no heirs and on the stylized reliefs and other sculptures showing him and others in his family with a somewhat feminized or androgynous appearance.
  5. Egyptologist
    an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology
    The research was directed by Zahi Hawass, an Egyptologist who leads the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, and it involved medical scientists and anthropologists from Egypt, Germany and Italy.
  6. post-mortem
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
    Recalling the myriad post-mortem claims that have surrounded the young king, Dr. Markel suggested that now “the legion of Tutankhamen admirers might be well advised to reconsider several existing theories.”
Created on Fri Mar 05 14:36:51 EST 2010

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