3456 x 2304 px | 29,3 x 19,5 cm | 11,5 x 7,7 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2008
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Experts study two mummified fetuses stored at Cairo university since their discovery in 1922.
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Cairo, Egypt -- 6 August 2008 -- In collaboration with Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) started a scientific project to study two mummified fetuses which have been stored at the university since their discovery in Tutankhamon's tomb in 1922 on Luxor's west bank. It is thought that the tiny bodies may be those of the young king's stillborn children. CT scans and DNA sampling of the fetuses were carried out. Dr. Zahi Hawass (pictured at right), Secretary General of the SCA, said that the study aims at identifying the lineage and the family of King Tutankhamun, particularly his parents. The DNA test and CT scan may also help to identify the fetuses mother. The results of these tests, asserted Hawass, will also help in identifying the mummy of Queen Nefertiti, the wife of the monotheist king Akhneton. Press Release & Photographs Handouts, Courtesy of the Supreme Council of Antiquities
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