I learned something today: Tutankhamun’s tomb contained the mummies of two little girls, and DNA tests have shown that they were both daughters of the pharaoh. One was born prematurely, the other was born at about the same time, but neither lived long.
Tiny coffins in the treasure chamber
Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. In the northeast corner of the treasure chamber, in an open wooden box, he foun…
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I learned something today: Tutankhamun’s tomb contained the mummies of two little girls, and DNA tests have shown that they were both daughters of the pharaoh. One was born prematurely, the other was born at about the same time, but neither lived long.
Tiny coffins in the treasure chamber
Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. In the northeast corner of the treasure chamber, in an open wooden box, he foun…