King Tutankhamun, an icon of Ancient Egypt, reportedly had buck teeth, wide hips and a severe limp, digitally recreated images have shown.
In a BBC documentary which airs next Sunday, researchers found that the most famous Pharaoh may have not lived the life insinuated by his majestic golden burial mask and other historical records.
Famous for being a young king with a passion for chariot racing, researchers suggests that a club foot would have made it impossible for him to race.
A club foot
“The virtual autopsy shows the toes are divergent – in layman’s terms it’s club foot. He would have been heavily limping,” Egyptian radiologist Ashraf Selim said.
Additionally, 130 used walking canes found in his tomb support this claim, Britain's Daily Mail reported.
The revelations are the result of a “virtual autopsy,” based on more than 2,000 computer scans, along with a genetic analysis of the boy king’s family, which suggests that his parents were siblings.
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