He has been dead for over 3,000 years and yet, it wasn't until just recently that we found out what the Was he really murdered? And if so, who cut the pharaoh's life so short? We may never know all the answers but historians have some pretty good guesses.
Finding King Tut 29612
King Tut was only 18 years old when he died in 1350 BC. When his tomb was found in 1922, his body and face were too shrunken and decayed, despite having been mummified, to tell what he might have looked like when alive. It has taken close to 80 years to figure that mystery out.
Technology Brings King Tut Back From the Grave 71182g
In late 2002, X-rays of his skeleton. The cast is now on display in London's Science Museum.
Talk About A Cold Case - The Murder of King Tut 6h135a
The same X-rays used to construct a replica of King Tut's head, revealed to scientists that the pharaoh of Egypt suffered a serious blow to the back of the head, which was most likely what killed him. Although no murder suspects.
