New interpretations based on medical imaging suggest Seqenenre-Taa-II was executed by multiple attackers and embalmers had skillfully concealed some head wounds
The specimen's exceptionally small stature and multiple skeletal abnormalities, including a cone-shaped skull, led to widespread speculation on its origin
Ever since the discovery of the 'Two Brothers' mummies in 1907, there has been some debate amongst Egyptologists whether the two were actually related at all
In addition to providing a more accurate timeline for the evolution of smallpox, the researchers were also able to identify distinct periods of viral evolution
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