Most of the people in Ancient Egypt wanted to have a better life, not only in the life they were living in, but in the afterlife as well. Egyptians were so devoted to their gods that they actually wanted to do what their Gods did so they can keep their bloodline pure as well. “The prevalence of brother-sister marriages within the New Kingdom royal family, a custom in obvious contrast to contemporary non-royal marriage patters, appears to have been an attempt to reinforce the links between the royal family and the gods who themselves frequently indulges in brother-sister unions.” (Seawright) The Egyptians were practicing incest within the royal family just like Osiris and Isis did. Royal incest was something so common and normal for Egyptians …show more content…
King Tut’s tomb is the first and for now the only tomb that has never been robbed and the body is in a “good” condition that allows scientists to do DNA testing and also allows them to find more answers on how the young King died. Katie Moisse adds futher insight on what the study on Tut’s mummy gave the scientis: In 2005 Hawass performed a computed tomography (CT) scan to determine the cause of the boy pharaoh’s death. The scan revealed a fractured femur, which could have caused death from infection or from a blood cloth. The present study revealed the juvenile aseptic bone necrosis- a disorder in which poor blood supply leads to bone damage- might have rendered Tut particularly vulnerable to physical injuries. …show more content…
Also, thanks to technology, “Genetic fingerprinting allowed contructuin of a five-generation pedigree of Tutankhamun’s immediate lineage.” (Live Science Staff) With Tutankhamun’s five generation pedigree that researchers were able to do, they found out that King Tut’s parents were siblings and they were also able to relate some mummies to him such as his grandmother. I also watched a documentary from National Geographic called “King Tut’s Final Secrets” which they were stipulating and finding answers to their theories about what caused Tutankhamun to die at such young age. They say that Tut could have died from an accident that could have happened while he was practicing one of his hobbies, hunting. Researchers say that he could have had fallen out of his carriage and split open his knee and from there, he could of have gotten an infection which deteriorated his health and caused him to