King Tut

On Wednesday, my mother-in-law, wife, daughter and I had the opportunity to go see the King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago. I have to say that I was not sure how much I was going to like it, but I kept my mind open and am glad I did as I have to say how interesting and unique the exhibit was!
We paid the fee that included an audio headset we could wear and listen to Omar Sharif narate certain areas of the exhibit. There was some VERY unique facts that people who did not pay the fee missed!
As we walked throughout, the exhibit had lots of artifacts from the excavation that occurred in the 1920s. The exhibit was broken into areas starting with what Egypt was like BEFORE Tut came to power (his ancestory, life in egypt, religion, etc), Egypt during his reign (he was only 9 when he became king and still had a tremendous impact on its culture), and the last part dealt with his mysterious death at only 19 years old.
Today, his death is still a mystery, but what is so fascinating is that modern science has helped scientists, historians, and archeologists get a better idea of why he might have died. Back in the 1920s, tests were done on his body. Then over the years, more tests have been done using more advanced technology that was not around then. Most recently, in 2005, tests were done and many discoveries about his body were uncovered, including that there were no signs of murder and that some of his bones were probable broken, perhaps due to a fall.
Fascinating how someone who lived SO long ago could still have such a impact on our lives today. His legacy is one that will live on until man and science are able to work together to solve one of the greatest mysteries of mankind history!