02/22/2010
A two part Discovery Channel special, King Tut Unwrapped, airing this week (Sunday and Monday), sheds new light on the real King Tut and his life. Generations have paid homage to popular culture's image of the Egyptian boy king. But forensic results from over two years of DNA testing and CT scans on his mummy are changing those perceptions.
■Class discussion: How do you picture King Tut? What do you think helped form your perceptions? Movies? Written stories?
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