DNA, CT Scans Identify Mummy of Queen Hatshepsut
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Brian Williams/Richard
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06/27/2007
06/27/2007
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2007
00:01:56
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Egyptologists identify the mummy of the greatest Queen of ancient Egypt, Pharaoh Hatshepsut, with CT
scans and DNA analysis of a missing tooth.
Keywords
Mummy, Egyptian, Identification, Pharaoh, Ruler, Reign, Clue, Tooth, Scan, CAT, CT Scan, DNA,
Analysis, Preliminary, Obese, Diabetic, Cancer, Bone, Organs, Queen Hatshepsut, Royal Mummy Hall,
Cairo, Egypt, Archaeology, Egyptologists, Discovery
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"DNA, CT Scans Identify Mummy of Queen Hatshepsut." Richard Engel, correspondent. NBC Nightly
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News. NBCUniversal Media. 27 June 2007. NBC Learn. Web. 20 June 2015
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Engel, R. (Reporter), & Williams, B. (Anchor). 2007, June 27. DNA, CT Scans Identify Mummy of
Queen Hatshepsut. [Television series episode]. NBC Nightly News. Retrieved from
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Transcript
Discovery of the Mummy of Queen Hatshepsut
BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor:
Our man Richard Engel is usually seen reporting from war zones like Baghdad, reporting on conflicts that
have destroyed large parts of the Middle East. But his story tonight is about the great roots of that region
and the new discovery of the mummified body of a woman whose story is taught to history classes but
who has been lost to history until now.
Here is Richard Engel.
RICHARD ENGEL reporting:
After 3500 years, it was a tiny clue that revealed the identity of Egypt's greatest female ruler, the Pharaoh
Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut, who stole power from her stepson and dressed as a man, reigned over Egypt for
20 years at the height of its glory. Today, she is in an unmarked display case in Cairo's main museum.
Mr. ZAHI HAWASS: If you look at her face, you can see that she was a strong woman, a woman that-she can rule Egypt.
ENGEL: Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass says a tooth solved the mystery.
Mr. HAWASS: And we found that this mummy in the upper part lost one tooth.
ENGEL: One of her molars?
Mr. HAWASS: Exactly. You know your tooth is like your identity.
ENGEL: With funding from the Discovery Channel, Hawass CAT scanned the missing tooth found in a
box of Hatshepsut's organs. It matched the mummy. After more CAT scans and preliminary DNA
analysis, Hatshepsut turned out to be 5'2", obese and diabetic. She died of bone cancer.
Hatshepsut's discovery is redefining the way mummies are identified. Egyptologists here at the Egyptian
museum's Royal Mummy Hall are now going to do DNA analysis and CAT scans on all these mummies
to make sure these were really once the pharaohs of Egypt.
Not everyone is convinced.
Dr. KATHRYN BARD (Egyptologist): I just think it's important to wait and see the results of the
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scientific analyses before we make any conclusions.
ENGEL: But tonight Egyptian officials insist they have finally found the greatest queen of Egypt. Richard
Engel, NBC News, Cairo.
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