SaiyanTheSuper-J t1_iuiiytu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Reply to comment by Calion in TIL that the damage on the back of King Tut's skull was due to mishandling of his remains rather than a fatal blow to the head. by KelpCakeDanny

The mishandling? Yeah, Tut got majorly screwed. The tomb isn't his, the artifacts aren't his, the sarcophagus isn't his, and his mummy was not properly done.

Rosebunse t1_iuj86ki wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:08 PM

I mean, it makes sense if you consider that his whole death was just an accident and his palace was left scrambling to provide him with something. Of course, it did work out for him. The placement and size of his tomb and his relative obscurity meant that grave-robbers didn't steak from him like they did with other tombs.

SaiyanTheSuper-J t1_iuj9k83 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:17 PM

Definitely an instance where being screwed ended up being beneficial in the long run.

Rosebunse t1_iujag0t wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:23 PM

The very long run

Calion t1_iuin39l wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:48 PM

More that I feel lied to. There was this whole persuasive book that claimed that he was murdered, and it was fascinating, but now come to find out that it was just mishandling. Grrr.

SaiyanTheSuper-J t1_iujb4k3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:28 PM

Understandable. Maybe the book was made before the 2006 scan that confirmed the mishandling.

Calion t1_iujb6zs wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:28 PM

Definitely was.