DNA test for 3,500-year-old mummy

A DNA test on a 3,500-year-old Egyptian royal mummy may determine if it is Thutmose I, the third pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th dynasty. His reign is generally dated from 1506 to 1493 B.C. He is the first king confirmed to have ordered his tomb built in what is now known as the Valley of the Kings. Thutmose I was the father of Hatshepsut.

Zahi Hawass says a mummy on display as Thutmose I in the Egyptian Museum is not actually the ancient ruler’s remains.

Mummy DNA tests have been conducted on a shroud of secrecy and results have often not been made public. The mummy to be examined has remained in its tomb in the Valley of Kings since its discovery.

Los Angeles Times

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