How Did Tutankhamun Die? 5 Clues Hidden in His Mummy

For a century Tutankhamun’s mummy has been X-rayed, CT-scanned and DNA-tested, and every test added a clue. This documentary takes the five in order: the “blow to the head” seen on the 1968 X-rays that launched the murder theory, the broken thigh bone with embalming resin inside the break, the walking sticks and the painful left foot, the malaria parasite found in his DNA in 2010, and the wet paint and borrowed coffins that point to a burial rushed through a political crisis. Was the king murdered, killed in a chariot accident, or taken by something much smaller?

Chapters

1. 0:00 The sealed tomb
2. 0:52 Clue 1: The blow to the head
3. 4:58 Clue 2: The broken leg
4. 8:33 Clue 3: The cane
5. 11:03 Clue 4: Something in his blood
6. 14:23 Clue 5: The wet paint
7. 18:32 The verdict

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