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Rome, 7 March . (Adnkronos) - Tutankhamun was born from an incestuous union. And 'the latest discovery related to the young pharaoh, died in mysterious circumstances at the age of 19 years attributed to the great Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, the deputy culture minister since 2009 and secretary general of the Higher Council of Antiquities in Cairo.
Thanks to extensive DNA tests, not only on the mummy of Tutankhamun, but of other pharaohs, the team of German doctors and biologists and Egyptians, were thus discovered the ultimate secret of Tutankhamen, as reveals the French weekly 'Point de vue '.
Genetics has revealed, in fact, that it was born from an incestuous union between a brother and sister, both sons of Amenhotep III and his first wife, Tiyi. Consanguineous marriages were, however, often Egypt until the Roman conquest. Even the legendary Cleopatra was married twice, his own brothers, Ptolemy XII and Ptolemy XIV. Even Tutankhamun
imitate the example of his parents by marrying one of the stepsisters, Ankhsenaamom, enigmatic daughter Nefertiti. This is demonstrated by the two mummified fetuses found in the sarcophagus of the young pharaoh. Their DNA is similar, well over 50%, that of their progenitor. One of them has, among other things, a 'spina bifida', a malformation of the spine, undoubtedly genetic in origin.
The inbreeding could explain, reveals more 'Point de vue', ill health and death of Tutankhamun premature. At first, the careful study of its skeleton, through scanner absolute precision, dismissed any suggestion of a possible murder. The wound behind the head would be tied to a simple mistake of embalmers during the extraction of the brain.
the mummy of Tutankhamen Discovered In addition, problems associated with degenerative bone in his left foot. The young pharaoh also suffered from malaria. Disease that doctors were unable to eradicate. Despite his nickname, 'kanakht toutmesout', bull strong, Tutanakhamon was a weak man, of weak constitution. Limp, and often accompanied with a stick. And 'maybe because of his disability, and not during a hunting party, which the unfortunate Pharaoh and charming, would break the left femur.
The consequences of the fall, a difficult rehabilitation and a wound is not treated properly, perhaps an infection, would have led to death. Extensive research on the chromosomes of Tutankhamun and Akhenaton married then it would exclude Marfan syndrome, which would explain the features of the androgynous couple.
As French writes the weekly "but this is the representation of stick figures, according to political and religious codes of the time, showing the pharaoh as a source of life. Man and woman, a single identity within the same body. " But other questions are concentrated on the most beloved pharaoh, known and studied. More mysteries to unravel, according to Zahi Hawass, after the discovery, November 29, 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun, untouched for 34 centuries.
"I'd like to respond to questions as soon as pervasive - has confessed to the Egyptian archaeologist - who was actually Nefertiti? Who is hiding behind the 'young lady', the mummy, mother of two fetuses discovered in the tomb, was actually Ankhsenaamon? ". Have begun research, studies, study the DNA of the mummies. New chapters will be added to the eternal story of the unhappy story of Tutankhamun. The guinea-child, symbol of the unfathomable secret of a millennium Egypt.
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