tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post2202093739256714398..comments2023-11-02T10:29:04.103+00:00Comments on Egyptology News: How Tutankhamun died - the latest questionsAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-49097814166242481412010-12-23T02:38:38.810+00:002010-12-23T02:38:38.810+00:00msvixen, I also read something like that somewhere...msvixen, I also read something like that somewhere.<br /><br />P. falciparum is cerebral malaria - an awful thing - and if it's really serious you can die within hours, especially if you're already not in optimum health. It can have serious complications (if you even survive) and I don't wish that on anyone :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-21427039352228296012010-12-23T02:35:09.043+00:002010-12-23T02:35:09.043+00:00Hi Alice, no, we're not 'back to black'...Hi Alice, no, we're not 'back to black'...<br /><br />They have only suspicions, questions. They can't say that it was that, in fact, they've asked for tests to be done to find out.<br /><br />http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/king-tut-died-sickle-cell-disease-not-malaria<br /><br />Also:<br /><br />"Recently the medical report detailing the testing done on Tutankhamun and members of his family was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article, “Ancestry and Pathology in King Tutankhamun’s Family” describes how Dr. Hawass and his team uncovered the long-debated members of Tutankahmun’s family, as well as his cause of death. A research team from Hamburg’s Bernhard Noct Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) however have disputed the claims that King Tut died of malaria, and instead believe that sickle-cell disease is to blame for his death. While some of the symptoms between malaria and sickle-cell disease are similar, Dr. Hawass and his team, stand behind their findings and reaffirm that Tutankhamun died of complications from malaria and Kohler’s disease, an ailment that effects blood supply to the bones.<br /> <br />During recent CT scans and DNA tests, Hawass and his medical team discovered that King Tutankhamun had an accident a few hours before he died, which caused a fracture in the king’s left leg. This makes the inclusion of Tutankhamun’s chariot to the New York exhibit even more interesting as the young king may have fallen from this very chariot. Hawass added, “As we discover more about Tutankhamun’s death, we may find that this very chariot is an important piece of the puzzle that we’ve been working for decades to solve.”"<br />http://www.drhawass.com/blog/press-release-king-tuts-chariot-travels-new-york<br /><br />Also, closeup images in this video show contrast with black slaves or soldiers compared to Tut. Image comes from a box from his grave, full image (but smaller) at the link above this paragraph.<br />http://www.drhawass.com/blog/video-how-did-king-tut-dieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-79197777647614208962010-06-29T03:13:41.798+01:002010-06-29T03:13:41.798+01:00Did I read somewhere that P. falciparum was also f...Did I read somewhere that P. falciparum was also found in Tutankhamun's grandmother Queen Tiye? I'm not sure if this is accurate..karimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597580249763487887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-87505726979521219262010-06-27T14:52:06.165+01:002010-06-27T14:52:06.165+01:00So we're back to Tut being black. Zahi won...So we're back to Tut being black. Zahi won't like that! He yells when someone says that.AliceGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538297822954450692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-16026880880663906442010-06-27T07:43:08.185+01:002010-06-27T07:43:08.185+01:00Sigh. I think my decision to dive into this paper ...Sigh. I think my decision to dive into this paper after the biological community eviscerated it was a good one. I find the statement in one of the letters that Tutankhamun probably didn't die of Plasmodium falciparum to be interesting--to my knowledge, that's true. If you are going to die of falciparum it's usually as a toddler. After that, you get enough immunity to clear the infection until the next mosquito bites you and gives it to you again. Also, from what I've heard, falciparum was less common in previous eras than it is now. I wonder what impact the known history of the prevalence of falciparum will have on whether this theory is eventually invalidated. I'm a bit annoyed that no one can duplicate these results because of the SCA's rule that only native Egyptians are allowed to do DNA testings on mummies in Egypt. This not only limits verification of this study...which is a necessity in peer reviewed scientific studies...to Egyptian scientists, but in reality, it limits it to Egyptian scientists who toe Zahi's line...and that's not really peer review.<br />Oh well. At least some of the more annoying theories about the end of the Amarna period have finally been put out of their misery. :)Scrabcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190200275035986981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-15814362443621619282010-06-25T12:21:01.788+01:002010-06-25T12:21:01.788+01:00Hi Andy,
It might be worth pointing out Google/AP...Hi Andy,<br /><br />It might be worth pointing out Google/AP is quoting the wrong letter?<br /><br />""We question the reliability of the genetic data presented in this (the Egyptian) study and therefore the validity of the authors' conclusions," the letter said." is from another letter about the study.Annhttp://heritage-key.com/blogs/annnoreply@blogger.com