The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III, whose death has puzzled historians for centuries, had his throat slit in a succession plot concocted by his wife and son, a new analysis suggests.
New CT scans have revealed a deep and wide cut that was hidden by the bandages covering the throat of the mummified king, which could not be removed in the interests of preservation, researchers said.
“Finally, with this study, we have solved an important mystery in the history of ancient Egypt,” said Albert Zink, a paleopathologist at the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Italy, which led the investigations.
During the study at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo researchers also discovered a small amulet that was inserted into the king’s wound – which Zink said was probably placed there by embalmers hoping it would heal the cut in the afterlife.
Ramses III, often referred to as the last great pharaoh, reigned over Egypt from roughly 1186 to 1155 BC. The exact cause of his death has been fiercely debated by historians.
Papyrus documents at the Egyptian Museum in Turin describe a conspiracy by Tiye, one of his wives, to kill the pharaoh so that her son Pentawere could succeed to the throne.
Choose a level of questions that you are comfortable with. <br/> RECALL QUESTIONS – These questions require students to find information from the text to answer questions. <br/> THINKING QUESTIONS – Students use the text, prior knowledge to answer a variety of questions related to the text <br/> THINKING WORKSHEETS – Students complete a variety of worksheets designed to make them thinking fully about the text they have read and relate that to wider situations. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> 1. In your own words describe what happened in this news article. <br/> 2. Find a quote from a key person in this news article. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> 6. Use the dictionary at the bottom to find the meaning of three words from the article. <br/> WORKSHEET <br/>I think… because.. WORKSHEET <br/> WORKSHEET <br/> WORKSHEET <br/> WORKSHEET <br/> WORKSHEET <br/>Question and Answers WORKSHEET <br/> WORKSHEET <br/> WORKSHEET <br/>
