Channel Five are repeating the excellent 4 part series, “Tutankhamun: The Mystery Revealed” tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd March. If you havent’ already seen it I can certainly recommend it. Especially if you are thinking of taking a Nile cruise in the near future.
Here’s more about the series itself as described by Jonathan Yeomans on the excellent www.heritage-key.com website:
“Fronted by Dr Zahi Hawass, the series sees a team of researchers apply new forensic techniques to the study of Tutankhamun’s remains. For the first time ever, archaeologists employed DNA testing on the pharaoh’s mummy and on his family.
Tutankhamun:Â The Mystery Revealed
Originally shown on the Discovery Channel under the title King Tut Unwrapped, the series capitalises on a whole string of unanswered questions that continue to cloud our understanding of this most famous of pharaohs.
Tutankhamun is one of the world’s icons, but beyond the golden fortune, what is known about this shadowy figure? Who were his mother and father? Why have their bodies never been found? Can historians piece together the details of his life and death and explain why his mummification is so strange?
Episode one in the series focuses on the first-ever DNA extraction from King Tut’s mummy. Using the results of the DNA sample, the second instalment follows the team as they attempt to identify and locate the Tut’s parents. Part three examines the fate of Tutankhamun’s wife. Where was she buried, and did she have any children? The final episode probes the circumstances surrounding the boy king’s death”.
