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Howard Carter's Team Dismembered Tutankhamun, Then Hid It

Howard Carter’s team used hot knives and force to free the mummy, then glued the remains together while official accounts omitted the damage.

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A century after the pharaoh's 1925 autopsy, archival photos reveal the violent extraction Carter omitted from official records.

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An analysis conducted in 1925 revealed that Tutankhamun's body was severely damaged during his autopsy, a fact omitted from official accounts of the time. The destruction of the pharaoh, carried out by Howard Carter's team, raises questions about ethics in archaeology and the preservation of cultural heritage. The 1925 examination, conducted after the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, exposed the severity of the damage inflicted on the ph…

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Smithsonian Mag broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, November 20, 2014.
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