King Tut Research Paper

King Tutankhamun death is a mystery that puzzles many historians, and archeologist. Many theories include, falling from a chariot, being killed by a hippo or crocodile, infection, malaria, or as I believe being assassinated. Many clues and hints have been given to support this theory. In the article Mysteries of Egypt, an X-ray was given of King Tut's skull, it revealed a blood clot at the base of his head. Could this have been caused by a traumatic hit to the head? Who would do such a thing? King Tut's elderly chief advisor Ay, is most suspected to have murdered the famous pharaoh. From the day of his birth to the time of his death Tut had a clubbed foot, and studies show he had a malaria. Did Ay murder him just for power, and blame it

King Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty during the New Kingdom Period. He unexpectantly died at the young age of 18 and was buried in a relatively small tomb meant for someone else as his royal tomb was not yet completed. In 1922 the world was shocked when King Tut’s tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. The press coverage sparked a world-wide interest in ancient Egypt and the things left behind by previous pharaohs. There have been many speculations about King Tut’s death but few researchers have been able to agree on a single cause. In 2005, a CT scan was taken of King Tut and showed a left leg fracture which possibly could have become infected leading to death (National Geographic News). In 2010, a DNA Analysis showed Malaria was present in the King’s system. And in 2012, surgeon Dr. Hutan Ashrafian presented a theory to ABC News that he believe that temporal lobe epilepsy caused the fatal fall which also broke Tut’s leg. However, Harvard

Many people had different ideas on what caused the Plague. Some of the reasons included that God was correcting issues such as human wrongdoings, Jews were poisoning the Christians by putting poison in the water sources, and that an earthquake caused fumes to get into the air that people were then breathing in and becoming ill from (Marks, Geoffrey J). In reality, the plague was caused by Yersinia Pestis, which is a bacteria carried by rodents. If a rat carrying the bacteria were to bite a human, then the bacteria would enter the human’s bloodstream and would spread rapidly. The individuals that were affected had large swollen lymph nodes, high fever, and became delirious from pain (The Black Death). The most distinguishing side effect was patches on the

There were also many symptoms that seemed non-life threatening, but would soon be. These symptoms were “swelling in the neck and armpit, dark patches, and by death, people would start to cough up blood” (Causes 2). Who ever suffered with these symptoms could have known it was the Black Plague, or could have thought it was the common flu, just worse. Treatment was the cause of the death. This is because, “the Black Plague had no treatment, so if someone got infected, there would be no chance for that person, so they would die 4-5 days later” (Gilbin 7). Due to there being no medical treatment, more and more people would die. There were some things that people believed would help them. There were, “many treatments that the people thought would do good for them. First, they would drain the puss filled blisters. Also, they would drink wine and become lighthearted, to make them not feel as much pain. Finally an outrageous treatment was that the people would tie I live chicken to themselves, to try to get rid of the disease” (Clark 5). These treatments were bound to work, since people believed in it, but they would never work, and when they got sick, they would still die within 4-5 days. These types of symptoms and treatments would either kill or just make someone suffer to

When the people eventually died they really suffered because it was slow painful (Plague). It took the people who got the disease a week to ten days to finally die. The scientists figured out that it came from the rats and they were carrying bacillus and scientists knows that it can spread through the air. Also the rats that were on the ship that sailed to Europe had a bunch of fleas on them which started biting people. The reason that they call it the Black Plague is because the people would get dark patches on their skin from

(Document 11). To explain, the black death, or the plague, destroyed families, and killed many. The people had no idea when they were going to die they just all of the sudden would fall down and die. The illness also seemed to be unstoppable and spread rapidly and kill anyone and everyone. With all of the destruction happening because of the black death there was lots of sadness, anger, and pain.

Many people were beginning to question the causes of plagues and natural disasters and decided that they needed someone to blame. Witches were simple and uncomplicated targets to blame. They were mostly blamed for mysterious and random disasters. The Black Death was a strange and peculiar event that had no cure and was unchallenging to blame the witches for causing. (9 none)

Tutankhamun’s tomb is the only royal tomb in Egypt to have escaped the discovery of looters and was discovered by archeologist Howard Carter. The death of Tutankhamun was a sudden tragedy that til this day has yet to be solved. The cause of the famous teenage king’s death has been a long drawn out mystery with a range of theories as to how he met his end. There are no historical records explaining the cause or circumstances of his death, nor is there no positive evidence to suggest how he died. However, there are several theories and many of which have changed over the years.

During the time leading up to the Black Death there were a couple main causes

Typhoid fever, similarly to the bubonic plague, was caused by the lack of sanitation. There would be no running water, so people would drink and bathe in the same water, and rats everywhere, infecting everyone. These caused the death of over twenty million people or one-third of the Elizabethan

This then lead to a shortage of food in quantity and quality and because peasants were already in a famine of their own, not earning much nor eating sufficiently, caused mass starvation. Peasants, who did not own much land, slept with their families on the floor all in the same room. If one of them were to have the plague, it would be easily spread to others. There was a group of people called the Flagellants, who went from town to town whipping themselves, asking for forgiveness from God of their sins. The Black Death caused a painful death, as doctors and surgeons did not know proper treatments, and referred to superstitions, such as shaving a live chicken’s butt and sticking it to your armpit. The bubonic plague caused pus-filled swellings, and made you cough up blood. The pneumonic plague affected the respiratory system and damaged the organs in which carries oxygen around your body. The septicemic plague infected your blood, and made your organs work harder to pump it around your body. A rapid decline of crops occurred due to winter which also contributed to the famine. This weakened the population, drastically reducing their resistance to the Black Death

The majority of people will look at Zeus, the king of the gods, as a kind and generous god, giving the mortals rain and punishing wrong-doers. Yet, he is most certainly less of a "source of all heavenly manifestations"(Pontikis) than often portrayed. Prosecuting a villainous criminal for what they have done has been viewed as a boring procedure, hours and hours pouring into what may or may not end up as a life sentence, but when the criminal happens to be a god with the risk of their immortality, things may seem a bit more interesting. Zeus should be prosecuted for death, on the stakes that he is a rapist, is selfish, and gives his peers unjust punishments for their mistakes.

In Ancient Egypt, there was no way to investigate a murder. Even if there was, most records of King Tut have been erased! Archeologists have been making educated guesses about King Tutankhamun’s death since the 1920’s. One theory is that he was murdered by Aye, his power-hungry chief advisor. This is because King Tut’s mummy was very badly injured.

The excavation and discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb was as a result of the efforts of the Archaeologist Howard Carter and his team. Carter’s discovery of the tomb came by finding steps to the burial near the entrance to the tomb Ramses VI. The subsequent excavated of the site by Carter and his team revealed the greatest ever treasure found from an Egyptian tomb and showed the existence of Tutankhamun. Carter’s methodology for the excavation was that of maintaining records for each artefact and that every artefact that was brought out of the tomb was preserved appropriately. The discovery and excavation of the tomb was a long and complex process but with it revealed much about Tutankhamun.

Since being one of the most intact monuments of Ancient Egypt, the finding of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is believed to be the utmost significant archaeological discoveries of the century. The treasures found were stored in the following parts of the tomb the Antechamber Annex, and then the Burial Chamber and Treasury. The Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife. The customs and beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians called for the preservation of the body and extensive provisions for the after-life which were buried with them in the tomb. These treasures were seen as a continuation of the life of the Pharaoh before his death. It was therefore seen as essential that the favourite items belonging to King Tut would be buried