RIP, Tutankhamun.

King Tut's death solved?

I found this story to be very interesting. I'm curious to do a little research now- do the symptoms of Malaria match the symptoms of some of those of Howard Carter's expedition who supposedly succumbed to 'Tut's Curse' or a 'Curse of the Pharaohs' as well (most did not die at a young age at all, I'd point out. There is no curse. It was largely a media fabrication based on a couple of early deaths). I remember hearing as a child that it was possible the supposed 'curse' was a disease Tut may have died from, which infected a few members of Carter's team. It seems implausible.

More about Tutankhmun on Wiki here. I always found it very interesting that he was a kind of 'nobody' Pharaoh in Egypt. The Ramses' and Setis were considered far more glorious rulers. Tut's only real accomplishment was returning Egypt to the polytheistic faith that his father had tried to replace with the monotheistic religion of the 'Aten.'