Tutankhamun Was Disabled

Buried in the mask of polished gold Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun was always considered the personification of majestic beauty, but, as it turned out, it was not the case. When the life of Pharaoh had buck teeth and girlish hips, and also suffered from clubfoot. This is the conclusion reached by scientists after the most detailed study of the remains of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh.

According to scientists, the young monarch was not involved in the chariot races, and while walking leaned on his cane. Virtual autopsy, consisting of more than 2,000 computer scanning was carried out in conjunction with genetic analysis of the family of Tutankhamun, who confirmed the theory that his parents were brother and sister. Scientists believe that the cause of physical disability of the future pharaoh became a hormonal imbalance. The history of his family, may also contribute to his untimely death in late adolescence. Previously nominated theory suggests that Tutankhamun was murdered or died after falling from his chariot. In favor of these hypotheses said multiple fractures, which were found on his skull and other parts of the skeleton.

Now, scientists believe that the pharaoh may have died from a hereditary disease, because only one of the fractures occurred before his death, and made it impossible clubfoot chariot races for the heir to the throne of Egypt. The revelations were made as part of the documentary "Tutankhamun naked truth” that will be broadcasted on the British television coming Sunday.

Albert Zink, from the Institute of mummies and the Iceman in Italy, find out the truth about the relationship of the parents of the ruler, studying the DNA of the royal family. He found that Tutankhamun was born from the union of the pharaoh Akhenaten with his own sister. Incest is not condemned by the ancient Egyptians, and they were not aware of its implications for the health of the offspring. Huth Ashrafyan, teacher of surgery at Imperial College (London), said that quite a lot of member of the family unit of Pharaoh, apparently suffering from a disease which can be explained by hormonal disparity. "A lot of his family’s members have alive to a matured old age. Only his line dies early, and with each generation shortened life “he said In favor of the premise of the bodily confines of Tutankhamun say 130 former in the use of walking sticks found in his tomb, says Mail Online.