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A replica of the burial chamber of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ...

Tue Feb 16, 12:57 PM ET

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A replica of the burial chamber of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is on display in 2009 at the exhibition "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his Treasures" in Munich, southern Germany. Tutankhamun had a club foot, walked with a cane and was killed by malaria, a study that harnessed modern genetic testing and computer technology to lift a veil on the secrets of ancient Egypt showed Tuesday.

(AFP/DDP/File/Lennart Preiss)