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New findings on King Tut

Visitors to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo crowd around the golden mask of Egypt's famous King Tutankhamen. He likely died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, according to the new research on the mummy.

Visitors to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo crowd around the golden mask of Egypt’s famous King Tutankhamen. He likely died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, according to the new research on the mummy.  (Amr Nabil / Associated Press)

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Unveiling Tut

Egypt’s antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of the mummy of King Tutankhamen from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Previously, historians have suggested Tut may have died after being poisoned by his minister Aye or a blow to the head by thugs hired by Aye.  (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

Wrapped mummy

The face of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tutankhamen.  (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

Wrapped mummy

New examinations show the boy king had a club foot, which likely meant he walked using canes, as well as a cleft palate and degenerative bone disease.  (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

Golden mask

The golden mask of Tut at the Egyptian Museum. Busts have given Tutankhamen a feminine appearance. The latest research shows it was unlikely that the king, who died at age 19, actually displayed a feminine physique.  (Amr Nabil / Associated Press)

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