Debunking The Myths Of Tutankhamun With Top Egyptologist

'Debunking The Myths Of Tutankhamun With Top Egyptologist'
Who was Tutankhamun? How did he die? Was Tutankhamun's tomb cursed? In this video we attempt to answer all these questions and more with Prof Joyce Tyldesley from the University of Manchester.
Tutankhamun, 'The Boy King' of Ancient Egypt, is one of history's most famous names. Though his short reign proved fairly insignificant, his legacy lives on thanks to Howard Carter's discovery of his magnificent tomb in 1922.
But many questions remain about this mysterious king who ascended the throne of Ancient Egypt in approximately 1336BC. As well as genuine scholarly debates about his life and death, numerous myths about Tutankhamun and his tomb continue to this day.
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[@shelly9784]

I like how she doesn't state anything as a fact, and she tells the truth about the uncertainty without a biased assumption. 🙂

[@darklingeraeld-ridge7946]

Excellent, free of exaggeration and claims beyond the current evidence. Very interesting about the repercussions of the Times deal.

[@lilpenny1982]

They should just use BC and AD so everyone can understand the timeline 📿

[@djquinn11]

You mean he wasn’t a human/alien hybrid like I saw on Ancient Aliens?

[@totallypony9550]

@@lilpenny1982 not everyone uses this timeline

[@lilpenny1982]

@@totallypony9550 It's a lot easier to understand

[@totallypony9550]

@@lilpenny1982 BCE is more neutral for people and is polite for non Christians. I only wish it wasn't the same as the ad by timeline

[@sezzahg6290]

I thought it had been definitively established through DNA that his mother is The Younger Lady from KV35 (And that The Younger Lady was very unlikely to be Nefertiti) and it’s highly likely that his father is Akhenaten? It explains his name change from Tutankhaten and his stance of reform to distance himself from the religious change his father had caused? Would love to see any updates or research that has caused that to be questioned in the video! It seems so much can change just between different documentary releases! Fascinating subject.

[@chevinbarghest8453]

Was Nefertiti flat-chested ?

[@loucorona2684]

@@chevinbarghest8453 I don't know. Do you? Can't really tell what size breasts a withered mummy actually had,or can you?

[@sav7568]

The younger lady was a daughter of Amenhotep. No one knows her name.

[@chevinbarghest8453]

@@sav7568 She had light brown hair and her name was "Almondtop"

[@wyasminamusic]

I thought the same

[@Mr_Battlefield]

Great interview I love all the historical questions that was asked and the historical answers.

[@JoePiper]

Thanks for uploading this again with subtitles for the questions! Nice to see a channel that listens to its subscribers 👍

[@bakoyma]

I've never seen her before, but this Joyce is so lovely, I would watch her describing history to me all day!

[@N_0968]

Thank you for adding captions to the quiet questions.

[@frank327]

This woman is brilliant, dense information delivered with brevity, doesn't need to rely on rhetoric or hyperbole because she is so knowledgeable the amount of information she is delivering speaks for itself. So so so much better than most of the nonsense laden and vacuous stuff made by big TV production companies. Really educational and compelling.

[@SailingCartagena]

Thank you Prof Tyldesley, lots of fascinating information delivered in a unassuming but authoritative style, much appreciated.

[@InsaneProf]

Just a pity she's got quite a few of her facts wrong. Tutankhamun's father is now accepted by most Egyptologists to be Akhenaten & his mother to be the "Younger Lady". Also there are photographs from the time of the discovery of his mummy that show that his chest was still intact, disproving the idea that he was run over by a chariot. It is now widely accepted that his death was caused by complications of a broken leg & his immune system bein weakened by a bout of Malaria.

[@SailingCartagena]

@@InsaneProf Thank you for your reply. Yes, it was my impression that Tutankhamun's father was Akhenaten, but I'm out of my area on this one. I just took it that the professor knew more than me. Still, I made no assertion about veracity, my comments concerned delivery, and on that my appreciation remains the same. Best wishes.

[@heypresta]

@@InsaneProf Incorrect, all still hotly debated, none of that is widely accepted (though your comment suspiciously mirrors Wikipedia). DNA samples were taken from a lot of the royal mummies formerly in the Cairo museum in order to try and map the family tree of that dynasty. Tutankhamun was discovered to be the son of a female mummy called The Younger Lady (no one is certain of her exact identity) and the male mummy found in a damaged coffin in KV55. Now the KV55 mummy was found with funeral equipment bearing the name of Akhenaten and it looked like the coffin had had its face and name removed intentionally at some point thus lending some idea that the mummy inside the coffin was Akhenaten. However, several anatomists have examined these remains and concluded that the mummy was aged around 20 when he died meaning the body is too young to be Akhenaten who ruled for 17 years and was active in his policies from the very beginning of his reign and was also already married to his queen Nefertiti so therefore couldn't have been a toddler at the time he ascended to the throne. The only other royal male in the Amarna family we know of is Smenkhare (a minor pharaoh who was briefly co-regent with Akhenaten and then pharaoh for a brief time after and also married Akhenaten's eldest daughter Meritaten) HOWEVER back to the DNA and both mummies that were identified as Tut's parents were both direct children of a mummy identified as Queen Tiye who was the queen of Amenhotep III, Akhenaten's father and predecessor and also proven to be the grandmother of Tut through a lock of hair found buried with him in his tomb. In short, with the knowledge and evidence we have our guess is that Akhenaten was Tut's father but there is also complicating evidence that suggests otherwise. The nature and significance of his apparent illnesses and injuries are also the subject of ongoing debate. You seem to have presented one potential cause of death as fact, whereas research in 2010 indicated that it may have been malaria coupled with a degenerative bone disease, or an infection. HOWEVER, while he certainly suffered from malaria, and a fractured lower leg, and congenital deformities associated with inbreeding that was common among Egyptian royalty, none of these can be confirmed as his cause of death. There is evidence of significant damage to his torso, but it is not known when the occurred, and it is entirely possible that it was before or after death. There are numerous postulated causes of death and all of them have their foibles. Just ask Christopher Naunton. There is nothing so widely accepted that it is not open to debate (and in science, nothing is not open to debate, that's the domain of religion - and the amateur enthusiast know-it-alls, who seem to operate with a similar level of dogma). It was once widely accepted that the earth was flat.

[@davidroman1342]

This has to be the best KZbin channel. A great wide spread of information. Thank you 😊 👍 🇬🇧

[@kellyandthehorses2877]

Can you interview Barry Kemp? He is my favorite Egyptologist and a beautiful writer. There are so many things I would love to hear him speak about!!!

[@JoannaLamont333]

A lovely & honest interview. I went to the exhibition in London when I was very young. I remember queuing on the steps with hundreds of others to wait our turn. I don’t remember that much apart from the lighting in the exhibition & how it looked like I was actually in the burial chamber. I do remember the lapis & turquoise. I can still see that in my mind today. I just wish I was a bit older when I saw the exhibition as I was too young to take much in. I remember seeing the gold, but didn’t really appreciate exactly what it was.

[@janehollander1934]

Really interesting debunking video👌🏻. I remember my Mom sharing stories how a kind of "Egypt-craze" grabbed our Country in my Grandmother's (1889-1967) youth. Where it popped up in almost everything, from design, applied decoration and textiles, here in Holland, back in 1922. "Egyptian Rivival Style" was just everywhere. And as 1972 was the year that so many British people finally got to see those famous Tutankhamun grave-goods exhibition. For us Dutch, that chance came in 1979. I was 8 years old when my Parents took me to see it at the 'Boijmans van Beuningen' Museum in Rotterdam. We had never been part of such a long waitingline. And the way that the exhibition was displayed in a darkened & "underground" way: only heighten the way that we were all truly awestruck. Glad I still have the beautiful exhibition book 'Gods & Faraos' that my Parent's bought in 1979.✌🏻

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Oh the art deco era

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

That exhibit landed in Toronto and it was very similar situation here. Just a fantastic time really and something nice too have been a part of.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

@@michaelbrownlee9497 I have never been able to seen any exhibit in 1976 was the biggest one that everyone got to see and I heard a lot people were got caught by curse

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

@@cyankirkpatrick5194 the vietnam war and also cambodia, is that what youre referring too? Terrible stuff.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

@@michaelbrownlee9497 😖😣😓😢😥 ❣️ i had two brothers in laws that was in that war at different times and I loved them very much and lost them too early to, they were like brothers instead of in laws.

[@Jin-Ro]

That was really interesting, thanks

[@kleinweichkleinweich]

the first upload was taken down by the curse of the pharaoh

[@cleverusername9369]

I don't know very much at all about King Tut besides the common knowledge like he was young, unhealthy, inbred, etc, but this woman speaks with such unbiased authority I happily believe and agree with everything she says. Brava and Bravo to History Hit, I swear every video is an absolute gem. "How did he die?" "We don't know." God that's refreshing to hear someone just say idk and offer an advised opinion, instead of just speculating wildly.

[@Enhancedlies]

i could listen to this lady for hours!

[@thomasmixson7064]

Tuts personal items ...a hair brush, etc...their beauty and the skill and art in creating them....these were exquisite

[@davidcaldecoat7414]

Very informative thanks Joyce

[@newwavepop]

obviously the great treasures of his tomb are amazing, but for me personally it is always the wood and leather and linins that i find really fascinating because those are the items we dont usually find in ancient tombs and burials, because they have long deteriorated away. so that is an insight into the objects of our pasts that are not eternal like a glorious golden mask.

[@danhurl1349]

Oh yeah the linens especially. Real ancient Egyptian linens? I bet the textile historians were having a field day when that news dropped

[@newwavepop]

​@@danhurl1349 now when they advertise something with Egyptian cotton they can get the thread count right. :p

[@danhurl1349]

@@newwavepop oh yeah lol

[@xg835]

yeah i agree its amazing what survived but kind of sad that at the time of excavation they threw away a lot of the linens because they were deteriorated and didn't have the techniques to conserve them... tut even had a beaded linen cap on the head of his mummy

[@hellokintu]

loving these

[@tomi_9212]

I watched a doucmentary about Lord Carnarvon castle, which is filming location for Downtown Abbey. Indeed he had some thing from Egypt kept hidden inside wall. "My grandfather was superstitious and did not want to talk about Egypt, so he took the Egyptian collection out of sight. It remained hidden away in a cupboard between two rooms down below the cellars for some 65 years. We found it after his death in 1987," George, the current earl said".

[@madiantin]

Whenever I hear "Tutankhamun exhibition 1972" all I hear is, "King Tut. Born in Arizona, moved to Babylona, got a condo made of stone-a". =D

[@ArtyFartyBart]

Hang on, it's not widely accepted (anymore) that Tutanchamun was the son of Akhenaten/Amenhotep IV?

[@patavinity1262]

As far as I know (I'm not an Egyptologist), it's considered probable but hasn't been indisputably proven.

[@nigelsheppard625]

DNA evidence does suggest that the relationship was very close, Father/Son, Brothers etc. His mother seems to have been the "Unknown Lady" found with Queen Tiy (mother of Akhenaten) who was similarly of close kinship with Akhenaten (Brother/Sister) which was usual.

[@naomiskilling1093]

It's not totally proven is the short answer. The long answer is this: DNA samples were taken from a lot of the royal mummies formerly in the Cairo museum in order to try and map the family tree of that dynasty. Tutankhamun was discovered to be the son of a female mummy called The Younger Lady (no one is certain of her exact identity) and the male mummy found in a damaged coffin in KV55. Now the KV55 mummy was found with funeral equipment bearing the name of Akhenaten and it looked like the coffin had had its face and name removed intentionally at some point thus lending some idea that the mummy inside the coffin was Akhenaten. However, several anatomists have examined these remains and concluded that the mummy was aged around 20 when he died meaning the body is too young to be Akhenaten who ruled for 17 years and was active in his policies from the very beginning of his reign and was also already married to his queen Nefertiti so therefore couldn't have been a toddler at the time he ascended to the throne. The only other royal male in the Amarna family we know of is Smenkhare (a minor pharaoh who was briefly co-regent with Akhenaten and then pharaoh for a brief time after and also married Akhenaten's eldest daughter Meritaten) HOWEVER back to the DNA and both mummies that were identified as Tut's parents were both direct children of a mummy identified as Queen Tiye who was the queen of Amenhotep III, Akhenaten's father and predecessor and also proven to be the grandmother of Tut through a lock of hair found buried with him in his tomb. In short, with the knowledge and evidence we have the best guess is that Akhenaten was Tut's father but there is also complicating evidence that would say otherwise.

[@xiaoleezees]

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[@sarahramsel1108]

It was either akenanten or Amenhotep the 3rd not IV

[@britainsdeetail]

Great video

[@keebillions2045]

Joyce Thanks for talking about me ❤️‍🔥

[@chevinbarghest8453]

The mere mention of TwoTonCarmen gives me flashbacks to the Bradford Sunday night singles club

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Interesting, I was watching something different about him from birth and a female named Kiya could have been his actual mother I found this eye opening and a breath of real fresh air. And this is also a great watch also.

[@kylehammon2304]

I want to know more about other tombs not just this one, valley of the queen's tombs too

[@davidrobinson4553]

That is one Lady I would love to have a conversation with, one of the best H/H video's yet imho

[@spikewillow4552]

Very interesting lady.

[@Doriandrey]

Nice

[@nathansells3772]

I completely understand the want not to presume anything about Tutankhamen's ancestry, but is there any reason not to assume that the child that took power after Akhenaten wasn't his child?

[@jimr9499]

Damn...huh. I always thought his father was Ahkenaten (however you spell that). Learn something new every day.

[@creature57]

The biggest question is: was it really Tutankhamum that was found? Was it his mother instead? Is there proof of that?

[@Shigawire]

She's fair on the curses stuff. But from an Egyptology perspective it would be honest to laypeople that there were indeed curses and spells written inside most of these tombs.

[@cleverfitz779]

Good morning everyone

[@kevinnorwood8782]

I think the chariot "accident" and the murder theories are both correct. I believe King Tut's wife was correct in that her husband was assassinated by his own subjects, and what better way to assassinate Tut than to sabotage his chariot and make his death look like a freak accident?

[@Steve17010]

I think it's more likely that if he had a club foot or leg deformity that it would be much easier to be thrown from or fatally injured in a chariot accident.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I think his name means in the light of Amum? That would explain the mold in the crypt. But tomb robbers did break in but what was taken is sad how else would Mr. Carter would able to find his name and some artifacts when he did and kept going.

[@traceyolsen308]

There was a download on KZbin a few years ago that looked like it came from Channel 4 News saying that the genetic profile of Tutankhamun looked like half the people from Europe, two thirds of the people from Britain but only 1% of the people now living in Egypt...Weird...Is this correct?

[@anneshields2010]

I find Tutankhamen a very interesting guy and I love watching videos about him what was he like in life and that and finding his tomb also it’s 100 years this November when they found him if he came back as a ghost wonder what he’d make of it all RIP king Tutankhamen and don’t curse us

[@johnzeszut3170]

Yes "King Rootin-Tootin"!

[@klackon1]

There was supposed to have been a "curse" on those who discovered or had anything to do with the discovery or later research on artifacts from the tomb. In the late 60's and early 70's I was taught woodwoork at school by a Mr. Bond. He was incredibly skilled and actually worked on some of the wood taken from the famous tomb. He swore to us lads that, as a result of his work on that piece of wood from the tomb, he came down with influenza every year after. Thus, he concluded, the "curse" was real.

[@Mrrossj01]

If he restored the traditional temples and their priests, he would have been enormously wealthy. They would have seen to that.

[@CathyD1976]

Lots of what she has said top professionals have said the opposite ..His family are known His Disabilities are known and so much more

[@lafther210]

My favourite object from his tomb since childhood is his bed.

[@glendabarton45barton48]

One archaeologist having examined the yYounger Lady said her arms although broken were crossed in the royal position, at least it appeared so in spite of at least one arm separated from her body. In other words only royalty has crossed arms holding was it the sceptre and the flail? I don't know I can't remember what it was called.

[@gabrielyoshwa7108]

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[@gabrielyoshwa7108]

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[@glendabarton45barton48]

@@gabrielyoshwa7108 huh?

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

He was the Chief Keef of ancient Egypt :)

[@psalmanthamonroe7298]

Wait, Do we not know his parents???? I thought his father and mother were well known

[@thecanadianmystic]

I always heard king Tut was the son of Ackhaten, "we don't really know who his parents were." and she is a professor?

[@MrBlaqgold]

'I've always heard...' is not something a professor should say. Hence why she's qualified and you're not.

[@wendigo53]

Tut: Make Egypt Great Again!

[@50PullUps]

6:08 lmao what happened there?

[@mikehunt3746]

Glitch in the memory synchronization.

[@johnw391]

What about the dagger that was found in his wrappings that is made of metal not found on earth

[@hamletksquid2702]

It's "not found on Earth" because it's meteoritic iron. It's not unobtainimium.

[@WorldWokeApeCult]

@@hamletksquid2702 good one lol

[@crystalharris7394]

💗💗💗

[@bendover9620]

"We don't know who his parents were" Akhenaten and Nefertiti commissioning family portraits: ...

[@MegaRaybould]

Why do they never speak about the 2 knife's found with king Tutankhamun

[@andrewwebb-trezzi2422]

I always thought his father was Akhenaten?

[@Child_of_Amun]

Ankhenaten originally named his son ‘Tut-Ankh-Aten’ meaning “living image of Aten”, but despite his father’s wishes he changed his name shortly after becoming king, he chose the name ‘Tut Ankh Amun’ to rebel against his deceased father, and instead of following his father’s monotheistic footsteps he chose to restore the old ways by re-establishing faith in the Old Gods. Also some believe his grandmother Tiye was of Royal Nubian heritage, so there’s a possibility that the prefix ‘Tut-Ankh’ could also be of Nubian origin. Although most “Egyptologist” won’t mention this fact.

[@karlcarlsen9664]

The younger Ladys identity in it self was not 100% sure in it self. But now the link between Amenophis III Teje as parents of her is known for sure and also that she is the mother of Tutanchamum, cause of New forensic anthropologist research etc.. I have found a lot of literature and articels wich very clearly state that, so maybe don't strawman eygptologist or scholars of antiquity in general. BTW. Nobody with any standing in acdemia is denying links between nubia and old egypt. Kush was part of old egypt for sometime and we know of Pharaos with roots in Kush and that is not a secret. Nubia is a region in modern egypt at least in part, so...... BTW. It dosen't mean you can take personal credit for things the old eygptians did, just cause some or many have the same Phenotyp like you. Just cause Neil de Grasse Tyson is black dosen't mean every black Person is good in physics.

[@Child_of_Amun]

@@karlcarlsen9664 Talk about strawman arguments, that wasn’t even what I was getting at. Also we know from ancient papyrus whom he’s descended from on his father’s side at least (Amenhotep and Queen Tiye) yet now “Egyptologist” who aren’t even really qualified scientists, but are mostly art majors want to cause more confusion by giving half truths before they’d even done their research, so basically your guess is as good as any. As for modern people taking pride in their history is to me a good thing, so I don’t get your Neil Tyson analogy, as I don’t see anyone trying to take “personal credit” for the lives and achievements of the ancients, but to recognize their phenotype is better than acting as if it doesn’t matter, as many distortions and misinformation have come out of the minds of early “Egyptologist” that’s it’s kinda hard to take them at their word.

[@rickrandom6734]

If he was eight years old when he came to be a Pharaoh, I think it was other people who had real power, who made him change his name and restored the old faith.

[@Child_of_Amun]

@@rickrandom6734 Maybe, but then why’d they let him take the credit for it? It could’ve been Nefertiti since after Akhenaten died she did take power for a time, but if that wasn’t truly her son as some people espouse, why would she not take credit herself?

[@markberry4198]

I find it weird that she on the one hand said we don't know who his parents were without even passively mentioning that Akhenaten is commonly thought to be (or about attempts to establish parentage via DNA) and on the other hand goes off on her speculation about dying when hunting ostriches in the desert.

[@espling]

Yeah that stuck out to me as well. I think it's ok to argue for your own theory, but you should also fairly represent other theories that are widely recognized by historians.

[@billhester8821]

Silly to not hear the interviewer

[@phantom8906]

Did u seriously delete my comment calling out the apparent confirmation he was killed by this priest smh

[@alexhanson6327]

Why on earth was his heart gone if it wasn't removed by the embalmers as we recall traditionally

[@kellwng]

Umm if he came to Egypt at 10 years old and he rained for 10 years, how could he only be 18? You say his heart was removed, because of chest damage, but when they mummified bodies they always remove the heart along with the other organs. Tutankhamun died from sickle-cell disease, and anyone with this trait do not get malaria. Where did they find her, under a rock?

[@MountainRaven1960]

So he died like a lot of 18 year old teens, he stacked his chariot hooning around the pyramids.

[@mikeypiros6647]

The people who found the tomb, were they able to keep everything,or how much $ did they get?

[@ashleyciprich8881]

They weren't supposed to keep anything. However, I have seen a documentary with Lord Carnavan's grand son or newphew, and shows small statues that were kept. In a perfect world, all artefacts would have gone to a museum, and the only payment Carter would have gotten was world-wide fame.

[@glendabarton45barton48]

It was supposed to go to Egypt.

[@walkingboss]

I thought his bloodline was linked with king before him?? They also found 2 fetuses buried with him. Theyre are a lot if other theories and documentaries on him.

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

The mummy is so similar to the Russian egg in a egg. I wonder if anyone studied the faces if they were all the same.

[@Child_of_Amun]

???

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

@@Child_of_Amun there are caskets in caskets with the child inside, it has different caskets. Smaller too bigger. Just wondering about the face images.

[@Child_of_Amun]

@@michaelbrownlee9497 Oh, well from what I know the funerary casket inside the sarcophagus was meant to keep would be looters away from the body of the ancient, as having one’s body tampered with after death was not only seen as sacrilege because it disturbs their Ka in the field of reeds. But desecrating a corpse was viewed as a sin against the Gods, especially when the body is that of a Pharaoh. Normal citizens most of the time we’re only buried in one casket, if you were poor the casket would be made from wood, the richer a person was the more effort went into preserving and protecting the body. That’s why Pharaohs are buried inside golden caskets that would then be inserted into a sarcophagus made of stone or concrete and then sealed with a heavy slab inside of a giant magnificently decorated tomb that itself would be sealed by heavy boulders or more stone slabs.

[@glendabarton45barton48]

King Tut had a bunch of funerary wrappings as well as the casket and sarcophagus. It really was like unwrapping Russian dolls.

[@SachemSamuel]

We dont know parents? Thats new to me.

[@allandavis8201]

Considering the time since Tutankhamen was mummified it is extraordinary that the archaeologists can discern so much from his remains, I was wondering what the significance of his heart being missing is?, I thought that part of the mummification process was to remove the organs, including the quite ghoulish pulling the brain 🧠 out through the nostrils. It’s no wonder that when mummies are reanimated they are grumpy, must have a terrible migraine and stomach pain, Lol 😂. If Tutankhamen died as a result of a chariot accident he only has himself to blame, he was probably intoxicated and speeding and might have survived if he had been wearing a seatbelt and had airbags installed, maybe even a role cage. I saw one documentary that said Tutankhamen was actually encased in a sarcophagus that was intended for another member of the ruling family, how true that is I have no idea. As for the question of the “curse” I don’t think it exists, otherwise all those that have prodded and pocked him over the years there wouldn’t be any Egyptologists left, not unless the curse could have been lifted by a renegade Egyptologist with a penchant for guns and his girlfriend/wife who manages to look sexy in anything she wears. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦

[@NinaHansen2008]

So much confusion about Tutankhamen ! Some sources say his father is known to have been Akhenaten and his mother was the Great Royal Wife, Nefertiti. Researcher Marc Gabolde said that he thinks the parents were cousins, both descended from three successive marriages between cousins. But Tutankhamen did marry Ankhesenamun, his half sister. She was the mother of the two fetuses found in his tomb.

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

But the Ockham' razor tells: the simpliest explanation is the most likely. DNA show Tut is either child of brother and sister or cousins that were effect of three geneartions ibreeding. But there is no evidence that Akhenaten and Nefertiti were cousins, let alone that those cousin marriages lasted for three generations. We laso have no evidence he married his sister, but we know he did have few sisters. And if Tutanhamun was child of Nefertiti, then why Nefertiti seemingly took the throne herself after Akenaten's death, instead becoming regent to her supposed son? To me all suggest that Nefertiti was not his mother.

[@rynait]

interesting, there are many egyptologist, in fact Egypt refuses to recognize "TOP" skilled profession after the embarrassing Zahi Hawass debacle. I still don't consider her is not TOP archaeologist! because she attributed modern analysis that was "too new" to be acceptable. this now feels like mock click baiting.

[@glendabarton45barton48]

What was the Zahi Hawass debacle? He seems to be holding forth in his position pretty well.

[@rynait]

@@glendabarton45barton48 He is fine, it was what he did back then; causing Egypt government to overhaul the authority recognition system.

[@willramsden8377]

Thought Akhenaten and Nefertiti was his parents ?

[@mikehunt3746]

the tombs reminds me of back in the days, me and my friends would eat tacos before school, sometimes they closed the school about half way through the day. The place smelled so bad, and it was an old building with about zero ventilation 🤣

[@cleverusername9369]

.... cool story?

[@mikehunt3746]

@@cleverusername9369 funny

[@deeeeeeeench1209]

Asked?

[@paddyodriscoll8648]

Sorry, but DNA not matching by contamination and breakdown is a real problem, BUT DNA matching by accident due to contamination and breakdown? That’s close to a statistical impossibility.

[@faffolite]

Some good images but some very vague stuff not really facts

[@clownworld5474]

We don't know who his parents were? You sure about that

[@stevedenis8292]

Egypt's history is a lesson in cancel culture. Every king and Queen trying to remove evidence of the previous ruler. Like all history it is so hard to find what really took place.

[@hodor6994]

She didnt want to get into what his dna revealed?

[@Rainforestdelight]

Actually we do know who Tutankhamen’s father was. He was the pharaoh Akhenaten.

[@sav7568]

We know nothing of the sort.

[@glendabarton45barton48]

@@sav7568 According to DNA quite a match. It also is a matter of common reason to ascertain that a young man becoming pharaoh after one Pharaoh is in all probability his heir. Otherwise whose child do you think he is? Nefertiti's by someone other Akhenaten? Nah that wouldn't fly. I seriously doubt it would even Second Wife or whatever you call her. There are portraits of Tutankhamen with Nefertiti and Akhenaten.

[@sav7568]

@@glendabarton45barton48 There is no Akhenaten - Tutankhamun DNA match because the mummy of Akhenaten has never been found. Tutankhamun was not Akhenaten's heir. That person was his brother Smenkhaure who was king for a short time. Following Smenkaure Egypt was ruled for an even shorter time by a woman whose name is not known. Please submit a link to your portrait of Akhenaten with Tutankhamun.

[@oron61]

His Holiness the Pharaoh, who restored Egypt from the grip of a monololatrous heretic, taken too soon.

[@glendabarton45barton48]

I'm surprised that this video says we don't know who his parents are. I thought it was a decided thing because of DNA that Akhenaten was his father. I thought Zahi Hawass put that to rest.

[@bmxerqf882]

They have a DNA match for the mummy in KV55 being his father or his brother but it's disputed as to whether or not the KV55 mummy is Akhenaten as the mummy appears to be too young to be him

[@glendabarton45barton48]

@@bmxerqf882 yes that's right. In heard that later

[@glendabarton45barton48]

But I'll thinking that other evidence indicates Akhenaten is Tuthanamun's father.

[@BigMidge86]

She didn’t debunk anything. She just said we don’t know to every question and actually added a few “theories” herself based purely off speculation. She even once said she “hopes” in regards to her death theory. Nice click bate

[@Nuruddunya]

heart is "missing"? isnt the heart removed before mummification and replaced with a scarabaeus? like im 99% sure this is in the book of the dead, this is a top egyptologist?

[@dutchiespenguun]

What if he was adopted? 👁👄👁

[@albertcheeni]

I don't understand why she should say"when I say they discovered the tomb, there was not just the two of them, of course there were many workers". (History always tells Pharoah Kufu built the great Pyramid. It doesn't say 20000 workers built the Great Pyramid) . Why this hesitation to attribute the credit to Carnarvon and Carter. She must be a communist or leftist. Entire humanity is indebted to these two guys for giving us Tutankhamen.

[@WorldWokeApeCult]

She means that the Brits had many workers working for them. That's how projects operate, especially in those days. So what?

[@albertcheeni]

@@WorldWokeApeCult Man. You missed my point. Their expedition was no exception. In ANY archeological site there are always workers, helpers, cleaners etc. But, nobody brings them into discussion.

[@WorldWokeApeCult]

@@albertcheeni That was your point? Are you sure? Then why the leftist/communist stuff? Yes, every archaeological project has lots of workers. But it is not true that "nobody brings them into discussion." A hundred years ago, when Tut's tomb was excavated, that is largely true. But it certainly isn't today, when archaeologists do make efforts to ensure that everyone gets credit.

[@ellataylor6178]

As soon as I hear historians use B.C.E instead of B.C. I switch off.

[@WorldWokeApeCult]

We'll, you're going to miss a lot of good stuff. Your loss.

[@ellataylor6178]

I don't think I will. There are so many people who write in a preferred tongue. It's my decision to use B.C. I think B.C.E is meaningless , current era to whom ?

[@hamletksquid2702]

@@ellataylor6178 - Anyone but Christians. There are about six times as many of them.

[@dnocturn84]

The claim regarding the damage on his chest is actually disputed. His heart was missing, this part is very true, but the damage to his bones in the chest area wasn't originally as bad, as it is today. Reason is, that somewhere in WW2 robbers stole the necklace, that he was mummyfied with. This necklace was well glued to his chest bones and the robbers stole it by cutting it all out with a saw. So much of his chest bones and ribs was cut, broken and stolen. Original photos after the discovery of the tomb show the necklace and most of his chest still being intact. Unfortunatly, we can't analyze the missing pieces anymore and it's hard to tell, if these bones were originally broken through an accident or still fully intact. The people who did the study regarding the chariot accident didn't originally know, that robbers damaged this area of the mummy and that most of it (in the chest area) was caused post mortem. But the theory can still be possible, it just means, that we're missing important evidence and that some existing evidence has been corrupted.

[@ladyzapzap9514]

Do you have reasonable proof of the claim that his chest was cut open with a saw to steal the necklace or is it just another theory?

[@dnocturn84]

@@ladyzapzap9514 No, it's not a crazy/alternative/conspiracy theory. I don't know, if I'm allowed to post links. So please look for the KZbin video "Tutankhamun in Life, Death & Afterlife" made by Chris Naunton. It's in the video around 1:15:00 and 1:25:00, with really helpful original photos and links to his sources in the description, regarding this issue. This is really well explained and the pictures speak for themselves. The originaly photos made by Howard Carter show, that king Tuts chest was still intact, his rib bones were still there (at least most of them, without further investigation), his collar bone was undamaged and not broken and the necklace was still there. It looks like some thieves stole this necklace and damaged the mummy somewhere around WW2, when guards were not paying attention. Parts of this necklace even re-appeared while being for sale. The team that came up with the chariot accident theory didn't knew about this tievery and additional damage to the mummy and believed, that the mummy was left untouched. Some parts of their theory were based on their anlalysis specifically on these parts of the mummy. But that doesn't mean, that their theory has been debunked, it's still possible. King Tuts upper leg was broken and his heart was originally missing - there has to be a reason for this. But their strong claim is a bit weaker now.

[@thebrooklyndon]

I have also heard that his chest was destroyed by “robbers” attempting to take jewels that were stuck to his chest by resin. They had to cut a large area of the chest in order to take the jewels, all in one piece

[@jcngoodnews]

King Tut is Alexander the Great. Tutankhamun is Alexander's Egyptian name.

[@jandresz6274]

Ive always heard he was born from incest and had a club foot and had another deformaties due to incest which lead to health problems and he could of died from that. I highly doubt he died in battle

[@mecurseyoumimikyu4701]

The fact a lot of the people died after the decovery still stands the fact the guy searching for the tomb and was the first one to enter and first to die is a bit of a coincidence? The tomb was probs filled with a lot of diseases making the curse feel a lot more real. They wanted to protect the dead with traps and maybe illnesses so it makes sense

[@alexandermarquardt597]

Howard Carter died at the age of 64, decades after he had discovered the tomb, and he spent (by far) the longest time in the tomb. There also were no traps. "the Mummy" on the other hand is a great movie and Brendan Fraser is a national treasure.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

What was really sickening about the Egyptian craze was grinding up mummies and taking them as a medicine 🤢🤮 no wonder there and outbreak of diseases.

[@Lucius1958]

They were even used as paint: look up "mummy brown"...

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

@@Lucius1958 🤢🤮

[@glendabarton45barton48]

Yeah gross

[@RaimoKangasniemi]

The denial of DNA results in this is, frankly, odd.

[@michaeltroster9059]

Maybe very little is known about him, because he was an insignificant ruler.

[@alexanderguesthistorical7842]

Good video. I believe I know who he was now. I believe I can tie him in to history. There's a very specific reason why his chest has been destroyed. And no, you won't find out why he died by any further investigation to his body, because the conclusive evidence is no longer there. I know who his father was, and how he died, and the main reason for the instigation of the Amarna period. If I told you who was responsible for his death, you would not believe it possible. But, all the facts fit a narrative. And, historically speaking, it's absolutely mind blowing (in my opinion).

[@tomfrost1713]

You've said so much, yet nothing at all. You've stated to know so much information, yet used the "I won't tell you, you won't believe me" trope multiple times. Pray tell, who are you trying to trick into taking such a group of empty statements seriously?

[@alexanderguesthistorical7842]

@@tomfrost1713 I'm not trying to trick anyone. I've got no reason to. I just get very frustrated because I can't tell you my findings as haven't fully researched or written it up yet. Simple as that really. Once I've researched and written it, I'll post a video on my channel. But one thing you can take away is that I believe there IS a solution to how Tutankhamun died, and the solution is really stunning, and has ramifications about other areas of historical periods and literature as well. It's potentially really game changing.

[@tomfrost1713]

@@alexanderguesthistorical7842 How so?

[@glendabarton45barton48]

So you're not going to tell us? How could we even evaluate the validity of your claim if you won't even tell us who you "know" that it is.

[@alexanderguesthistorical7842]

@@glendabarton45barton48 You'll have to wait til I do the video. I need to be sure of my claims first before I tell people my findings. I did say I BELIEVE I know who he was, after all.

[@vsche3688]

это Александр Македонский !

[@sirhelfig]

you lost me once you used bce.

[@mkk3a]

Her accent is so hard to understand. You should add subtitles next time. Not every viewer is an English native speaker.

[@christopherbenc5117]

Noice

[@tulabead]

no curse....bummer. Imagine the press hoping on a story just to make $$$. Never happen today thank goodness.

[@03pn11]

Tut's Curse is a nonsense idea. Wouldn't Howard Carter himself be the obvious target?