Pharaoh puzzle

摘要

A research team thinks it has solved the mystery surrounding the death of Egyptian 'boy king' Tutankhamun, who died in about 1324 bc aged just 19.rnImaging results suggest that Tutankhamun had osteonecrosis of two bones in one foot, and DN A evidence suggests he was infected with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. These factors, combined with a leg fracture - perhaps resulting from his foot problems - may have led to his death, asserts the team led by Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo.