Tutankhamun and the mystery of his death

Murder.... Illness.... Accident....

Year 5 have been looking at Tutankhamun as part of our topic, particularly the cause of his death.

5W were given the evidence of 3 causes of his death; murder, illness and an accident...









Based on the evidence given the class were challenged to decide which they believed was the cause... they also had to justify their choice with a discussion.

The main belief was that Tutankhamun died by either an accident, involving his chariots, or from an illness, most likely epilepsy.

Hardly anyone thought he was murdered... but the mystery still surrounds the death.

We, like many Egyptian scholars, just don't know ...