Fetuses in Tut’s tomb are tested
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh’s offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday.
The two female fetuses, between 5 and 7 months in gestational age, were found in King Tut’s tomb in Luxor when it was discovered in 1922.
DNA samples from the fetuses “will be compared to each other, along with those of the mummy of King Tutankhamun,” the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, said in a statement.
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