new tests on famed mummy show King Tut died of broken leg, malaria
Research trumps old tales of intrigue in the death of the boy king. Examination shows he had a cleft palate, a club foot and degenerative bone disease -- but he probably didn't look like a woman.
 An archaeological worker looks across at the face of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut as he is removed from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) |
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