Who Was King Tuts Father?
July 10, 2007 After setting off to solve the mystery of Nefertiti Egypt’s best known royal wife researchers instead found evidence supporting the theory that a mystery mummy may be the powerful pharaoh who some experts believe is the father of the famous King Tut. (Read full news story.) Using a state-of-the-art CT scanner, a National Geographic-supported team led by Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, imaged a number of mysterious mummies, including one found very close to the boy pharaoh’s resting place. (National Geographic News is part of the National Geographic Society.) The researchers discovered the mummy (top left and right) shared many unusual features with Tutankhamun (bottom left and right), including his distinctive, egg-shaped skull. Other similarities include a slight spinal scoliosis, impacted wisdom teeth, a similarly cleft palate, and nearly identical jaw and cheekbones. These physical similarities add evidence to the controversial
