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(i)Since the time King Tut’s body was first discovered in 1922, it has been subjected to repeated scrutiny. This is due to the fact that King Tut died at a very young age. He died as a “boyish pharaoh” leaving behind numerous mysteries associated with his death.
Various investigations, from discovering his remains to excavating his body and studying it under the CT scan, have been done just to find out the medical mysteries of his death.
(ii)Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, was the first archaeologist to discover King Tut’s tomb in the year 1922. His was a great discovery but during the investigation process, he damaged the mummy to a great extent. As the body was found cemented to its gold coffin, it was impossible to move it. Finally, to separate the mummy from its adornments, Carter decided to remove its head and break nearly every major joint. Due to this his investigation was resented.
(iii)Carter had to chisel away the solidified resins to raise the king’s remains.
(iv)Tut’s body was buried along with gilded treasures.
(v)The boy king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun.
(i): List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.(ii): What were the results of the CT scan?(iii): List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis
(iv): Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life ...”
(i)The deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky” and comment that “it must have been a horrific time” are listed below.
Amenhotep IV (later known by the name of Akhenaten) led to one of the aberrant periods in the history of ancient Egypt
He made many unpleasant changes in the social and political order of the country.
He promoted the worship of the Aten, the sun disk, and changed his name to Akhenaten or ‘the servant of the Aten’.
He moved the religious capital from the old city of Thebes to the new city of Akhetaten.
He destroyed the images and temples of Amun, a major god.
(ii) King Tut is one of the first mummies to undergo a CT scan. The CT scan came up with some new clues about the life and death of King Tut. It provided precise data for an accurate forensic reconstruction of King Tut. The CT scan displayed the mummy from head to toe creating 1,700 digital X-ray images in cross section. It showed a grey head, neck vertebrae, a hand, several images of rib cages and a transection of the skull.
(iii) Technology has been making a rapid development. The advancements in technology are responsible for improvements in the field of forensic sciences. From the use of X-rays, technology has advanced to the use of advanced Computed Tomography (commonly known as CT scan). In a CT scan, hundreds of X-rays are created in cross-section, like slices. They create a three-dimensional virtual body and with intricate structures. This change in forensic analysis has helped in discovering the mysteries behind Egyptian mummies.
(iv)The above line indicates that King Tut’s body was the first to be scanned under a computer tomography machine. Just like King Tut might have led his kingdom when alive, he led the experience of being scanned among the mummies.
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