Mystery of Tut's Father: New Clues on Unidentified Mummy

Egyptologists have uncovered new evidence that bolsters the controversial theory that a mysterious mummy is the corpse of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, husband of Nefertiti and, some experts believe, the father of King Tut.

The mummy's identity has generated fierce debate ever since its discovery in 1907 in tomb KV 55, located less than 100 feet (30 meters) from King Tutankhamun's then hidden burial chamber.

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Jamestown Colonists Resorted to Cannibalism

Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of cannibalism by desperate and starving English colonists driven by hunger during the starving time of 1609-1619 at Jamestown, Virginia.

Shallow chops, top, on the victim's skull. Photograph courtesy Don Hurlbert, Smithsonian

The above picture of a skull which show signs of butchering. The slash marks indicate someone either didn't know what they were doing or someone hesitant about the work. The below picture of forensic facial reconstruction shows what she may have looked like.

Photograph courtesy Don Hurlbert, Smithsonian; art by StudioEIS

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Skin as Art and Anthropology

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1113_021113_Skin.html -National Geographic

Some people think of it as the body's major organ—which it is. Others look at skin as a biological map of the history of early human migration patterns—which it could be…CLICK LINK TO READ MORE…

Scientists can bring extinct specifies back to life...but should they...

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/125-species-revival/zimmer-text - National Geographic

Photograph by Robb Kendrick

On July 30, 2003, a team of Spanish and French scientists reversed time. They brought an animal back from extinction, if only to watch it become extinct again…CLICK LINK TO READ MORE…

Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Holds Proof of Hard Labor

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/130313-ancient-egypt-akhenaten-amarna-cemetery-archaeology-science-world/ - National Geographic

Among those buried in Amarna's commoners cemetery is a man who was roughly 19 years old when he died.