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A scientist ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës to have ³ä¤ìÌÜd the ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë of the 'Pharaoh's °¸ý¤ò¸À¤¦¡¿°ÂÖ' that was believed to have killed more than 20 people who opened King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.
¸ÅÂå¤Î Egyptian text ¶¼¤¹s 'death by a ɵ¤ that no doctor can ¿ÇÃǤ¹¤ë' to anyone who Íð¤¹s ²¦¼¼¤Î mummified remains - but Ross Fellowes has ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd there was a À¸Êª³Ø¤Î ¿äÏÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿Íýͳ behind the deaths.
The ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ë ·èÄꤹ¤ëd the ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë was Êü¼Í¡Êǽ¡Ë ÆÇ¡ÊÌô¡Ëing from natural elements ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ëing ¥¦¥é¥ó and ÍÆÇ¤Ê waste that was deliberately put inside the Ä´°õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ´ÝÅ·°æ.
¡Ê´í¸±¤Ê¤É¤Ë¡Ë¤µ¤é¤¹ to ¼ÂÂÎs could have led to ³Î¤«¤Ê ´âs, like the one that took the life of archaeologist Howard Carter - the first person to walk inside Tut's tomb more than 100 years ago.?
The theory ¸ú²ÌŪ¤Ë ¾ÚÌÀ¤¹¤ës that the tomb was indeed '°¸ý¤ò¸À¤¦¡¿°ÂÖd' - although in a ¿³µÄ¤¹¤ë¡¿½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë, À¸Êª³Ø¤Î way - rather than in a supernatural manner that has been ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd by some ¸ÅÂå¤Î Egyptologists.
A scientist ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës to have ³ä¤ìÌÜd the »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ô of the 'Pharaoh's °¸ý¤ò¸À¤¦¡¿°ÂÖ' that was believed to have killed more than 20 people who opened King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. Pictured is Howard Carter who was long said to die from the °¸ý¤ò¸À¤¦¡¿°ÂÖ
The boy king was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th ²¦Ä«, and »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ëd between 1332 BC and 1323 BC.
Carter died in 1939 likely of a heart attack after a long À臘¡¿À襤 with Hodgkin's lymphoma, which ¾×·âs the germ-fighting Ìȱ֤Πsystem of the ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ - and Êü¼Í¡Êǽ¡Ë ÆÇ¡ÊÌô¡Ëing has been linked as a ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë of the ´â.
Lord Carnarvon, one of the men who also walked through the treasured filled rooms, died from ·ì ÆÇ¡ÊÌô¡Ëing five months after the ȯ¸«.
He ¶ì¤·¤àd a ¸·¤·¤¤ mosquito bite, which became ´¶À÷¤µ¤»¤ëd after a ¤«¤ß¤½¤ê ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.
¤¹¤°¤Ë after the tomb was opened, there was a short ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë ¼ºÇÔ and all the lights throughout Cairo went out.
Carnarvon's son also Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d that his favorite dog howled and suddenly dropped dead.
Other people ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd in the ·ê·¡¤ê died of asphyxia, °ìÂÇ¡¿ÂÇ·â,?ÅüÇ¢ÉÂ, heart ¼ºÇÔ, ÇÙ±ê, ÆÇ¡ÊÌô¡Ëing, malaria and X-ray ¡Ê´í¸±¤Ê¤É¤Ë¡Ë¤µ¤é¤¹ - they all passed in their 50s.
British Egyptologist Arthur Weigall ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ëd the ³«»Ï of Tut¡Çs tomb, where he was ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð of »É·ã¤¹¤ëing the ¡Æmyth¡Ç of the °¸ý¤ò¸À¤¦¡¿°ÂÖ - he died of ´â at 54 years old.
Lord Carnarvon (left) and Howard Carter (¸¢Íø) have long been said to have died because of the Pharaoh's cures
The ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ë ·èÄꤹ¤ëd the ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë was Êü¼Í¡Êǽ¡Ë ÆÇ¡ÊÌô¡Ëing from natural elements and ÍÆÇ¤Ê waste deliberately put inside the Ä´°õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ´ÝÅ·°æs
King Tut died at around the age of 18 and his ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë of death is unknown. Pictured is the boy's ľÌ̤¹¤ë after it was unwrapped
However, inscriptions ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë inside other burials throughout Egypt ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd the ¸ÅÂå¤Î people knew about the toxins.
The text ´Þ¤àd areas were 'forbidden' because of 'evil spirits.'
The ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ë, published in the Äê´ü´©¹Ôʪ of ²Ê³Ø¤Î õ¸¡, explained that high Êü¼Í¡Êǽ¡Ë levels were also ʸ½ñd in Old Kingdom tomb Çѵõs, in two ¾ì½ês at Giza and in several Ãϲ¼ÁÈ¿¥¤Î tombs at Saqqara.
The same ·ëÏÀ was also ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë throughout?the Osiris tomb at Giza.
Fellowes ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ëd that '·ã¤·¤¤ Êü¼Íǽ was associated with two ÀС¿ÅêÀФ¹¤ë coffers, ÆÃ¤Ë from the ÆâÉô¤Îs.'
Pictured is a Ãë¿© in a tomb, ¸½ºß¤Î are J H Breasted (died from X-ray ¡Ê´í¸±¤Ê¤É¤Ë¡Ë¤µ¤é¤¹, Harry Burton ( died from ÅüÇ¢ÉÂ), A Lucas, A R Callender (died from ill health), Arthur Mace (died from ÆÇ¡ÊÌô¡Ë) - all no older than their 50s
The first sight of the tomb when the door was broken É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë?
Professor Robert »û ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ëd that the coffers were made of basalt, ·èÄꤹ¤ëing that they 'were a point source of Êü¼Í¡Êǽ¡Ë, as ¡Ä¤ËÈ¿ÂФ¹¤ëd to general trace natural levels (of radon) from the surrounding Àг¥´ä bedrock.'
Other ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ës have ľÀÜ¡¿¤Þ¤Ã¤¹¤°¤Ë ¼êÃÊd radon gas at ¤µ¤Þ¤¶¤Þ¤Ê ¾ì½ês in tombs at Saqqara.
Radon gas is an Ãæ´Ö¤Î À½ÉÊ of ¥¦¥é¥ó decay, with a half-life of 3.8 days.
Ambient radon ½¸Ãæs were identified at six ¾ì½ês through the Saqqara Çѵõs: the South Tomb, the magazines of Djoser¡Çs pyramid, and the Serapeum tomb tunnels.
Thousands of ¥Þ¥ê¥Õ¥¡¥Ês excavated under the Step Pyramid in the 1960s ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ëd up to 200 ¥È¥ós of ¿È¸µÉÔÌÀ¤Î ¼ÂÂÎs that have yet to be identified - ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëing toxins were buried with mummified remains.
However, inscriptions ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë inside other burials throughout Egypt ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd the ¸ÅÂå¤Î people knew about the toxins. The text ´Þ¤àd areas were 'forbidden' because of 'evil spirits' (pictured)
Thousands of ¥Þ¥ê¥Õ¥¡¥Ês excavated under the Step Pyramid in the 1960s ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ëd up to 200 ¥È¥ós of ¿È¸µÉÔÌÀ¤Î ¼ÂÂÎs that have yet to be identified
'Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d strong Êü¼Í¡Êǽ¡Ë (as radon) in tomb Çѵõs has been loosely ¤»¤¤¤Ë¤¹¤ëd to the natural background from the parent bedrock,' Fellowes ³ôd.
'However, the levels are °Û¾ï¤Ë high and localized, which is not °ì´Ó¤·¤¿ with the ÆÃħ of the Àг¥´ä bedrock but °Å¼¨¤¹¤ës some other unnatural source(s).'
On November 4, 1922, Carter's group ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë steps that led to Tutankhamun's tomb and spent several months ÌÜÏ¿ing the antechamber.
The team opened the burial µÄ²ñ and discovered the the sarcophagus in February the ¤Ë°ú¤Â³¤¤¤Æ year.
The boy's ľÌ̤¹¤ë was on ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë inside his tomb °ÌÃÖ¤ò¼¨¤¹d in? the Valley of the Kings, ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to Luxor
The feet of the Boy Pharaoh King Tutankhamun protrudes from the linen covering his mummy after it was placed in a special climatized glass »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ô inside his tomb in the Valley of the Kings ¶á¤Å¤¯ Luxor
The tomb is considered one of the most lavish to be discovered in history, filled with precious È¿ÂФ¹¤ës to ±ç½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë the young Pharaoh on his voyage to the afterlife.
The trove of Êè¡¿¸·½Í¡¿Ä¦¤ë¡¿½ÅÂç¤Ê goods ´Þ¤àd 5,000 items ´Þ¤àing solid go ld funeral shoes, statues, games and strange animals.?
The small size of Tutankhamun's burial µÄ²ñ, given his standing in the Egyptian history, has baffled ÀìÌç²Ès for years.
Carter and his team took 10 years to ¡Êµ¿¤¤¤ò¡ËÀ²¤é¤¹ the tomb of its treasure.
The boy king was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th ²¦Ä«, and »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ëd between 1332 BC and 1323 BC.?
He was the son of Akhenaten and took to the ²¦°Ì at the age of nine or ten.?
When Tut became king, he married his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten.?
He died at around the age of 18 and his ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë of death is unknown.?
The young king, however, was ±ÖÉ¡¿Çº¤Þ¤¹d with health ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës ͽÄê to his parent¡Çs ¸ºß brother and sister.
A ºÆ·ú of his ľÌ̤¹¤ë and ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ showed the world a glimpse of what ɵ¤s he may have ÂѤ¨¤ëd.?
A ºÆ·ú of his ľÌ̤¹¤ë and ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ showed the world a glimpse of what ɵ¤s he may have ÂѤ¨¤ëd. King Tut had buck teeth, a club foot and girlish hips, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð the most ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ëd examination ever of the ¸ÅÂå¤Î Egyptian pharaoh¡Çs remains
Scientists have used ¤¶¤Ã¤ÈÌܤòÄ̤¹s of King Tut's remains to ·úÀߤ¹¤ë his ľÌ̤¹¤ë
A ¡Æ»ö¼Â¾å¤Î ¸¡»ë¡Ç, composed of more than 2,000 computer ¤¶¤Ã¤ÈÌܤòÄ̤¹s, was carried out in tandem with a genetic ʬÀÏ of Tutankhamun¡Çs family, which supports ¾Úµò that his parents were brother and sister
King Tut had buck teeth, a club foot and girlish hips, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð the most ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ëd examination ever of the ¸ÅÂå¤Î Egyptian pharaoh¡Çs remains.
And rather than ¸ºß a boy king with a love of chariot racing, Tut relied on walking sticks to get around during his »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë in the 14th century BC, ¸¦µæ°÷s said.
A ¡Æ»ö¼Â¾å¤Î ¸¡»ë¡Ç, composed of more than 2,000 computer ¤¶¤Ã¤ÈÌܤòÄ̤¹s, was carried out in tandem with a genetic ʬÀÏ of Tutankhamun¡Çs family, which supports ¾Úµò that his parents were brother and sister.
The scientists believe that this left him with physical impairments Ͷȯ¤¹¤ë¡¿°ú¤µ¯¤³¤¹d by hormonal ÉԶѹÕs. And his family history could also have led to his premature death in his late teens.
¤µ¤Þ¤¶¤Þ¤Ê myths ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ë he was »¦¿Íd or was ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd in a chariot ¾×ÆÍ¡¤ÄÆÍî after fractures were ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë in his skull and other parts of his ³¼¹ü¡¿³µÍ×.
But recently, scientists have ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd King Tut may have died of an Á곤¹¤ëd illness because only one of the breaks occurred before his death - and his club foot would have made chariot racing impossible.
Hutan Ashrafian, a lecturer in ³°²Ê at ¹Ä¼¼¤Î College London, said that several members of the family appeared to have ¶ì¤·¤àd from ɵ¤s which can be explained by hormonal ÉԶѹÕs.
¾Úµò of King Tut¡Çs physical l imitations were also »Ù±ç¤¹¤ëd up by 130 used walking ·Ôs ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë in his tomb.?
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