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Permalink Reply by Tori W. on July 31, 2010 at 11:19pm

Hmmmm, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Tut

Health and Appearance

See also: Racial identity of Tutankhamun
He was slight of build, and was roughly 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall. He had large front incisors and the overbite characteristic of the Thutmosid royal line to which he belonged. He also had a pronounced dolichocephalic (elongated) skull, although it was within normal bounds and highly unlikely to have been pathological. Given the fact that many of the royal depictions of Akhenaten often featured such an elongated head, it is likely an exaggeration of a family trait, rather than a distinct abnormality. The research also showed that the Tutankhamun had "a slightly cleft palate"[12] and possibly a mild case of scoliosis.

Cause of Death
There are no surviving records of Tutankhamun's final days. The cause of Tutankhamun's death has been the subject of considerable debate with several major studies being conducted in an effort to find the answer.

Although there is some speculation that Tutankhamun was assassinated, the general consensus is that his death was accidental. A CT scan taken in 2005 shows that he badly broke his leg shortly before his death and that it became infected. DNA analysis, conducted in 2010 showed the presence of malaria in his system. It is believed that these two condition combined led to his death.[13]

So I don't think anything here really points to an AVM or brain hemorrhage.

Was it common for the Egyptians to remove organs? I'm not sure.

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Permalink Reply by ashok rajamani on August 1, 2010 at 12:27am

yep, before they mummified the dead bodies, they removed all organs and kept them in containers (canopic jars). so this was odd since his canopic jars did not contain his brain... i personally think it was malaria or some viral disease that killed him, but after seeing the exhibit i couldnt help but wonder if he had an avm bleed.


Tori said:

Hmmmm, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Tut

Health and Appearance

See also: Racial identity of Tutankhamun
He was slight of build, and was roughly 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall. He had large front incisors and the overbite characteristic of the Thutmosid royal line to which he belonged. He also had a pronounced dolichocephalic (elongated) skull, although it was within normal bounds and highly unlikely to have been pathological. Given the fact that many of the royal depictions of Akhenaten often featured such an elongated head, it is likely an exaggeration of a family trait, rather than a distinct abnormality. The research also showed that the Tutankhamun had "a slightly cleft palate"[12] and possibly a mild case of scoliosis.

Cause of Death
There are no surviving records of Tutankhamun's final days. The cause of Tutankhamun's death has been the subject of considerable debate with several major studies being conducted in an effort to find the answer.

Although there is some speculation that Tutankhamun was assassinated, the general consensus is that his death was accidental. A CT scan taken in 2005 shows that he badly broke his leg shortly before his death and that it became infected. DNA analysis, conducted in 2010 showed the presence of malaria in his system. It is believed that these two condition combined led to his death.[13]

So I don't think anything here really points to an AVM or brain hemorrhage.

Was it common for the Egyptians to remove organs? I'm not sure.

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