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Tutankhamun 'killed by malaria'

Vocabulary

speculated over

guessed about

conspiracy theories

unproven beliefs about how something may have happened which is different from the official reasons

painstakingly studied

very carefully looked at and analysed every possible detail

the pharaoh's remains

what is left of the king's body following his death

a bout of Malaria

a period of sickness caused by a bite from a particular kind of mosquito

a cleft palate

a person with a cleft palate was born with a very narrow opening inside their mouth above their tongue, making it very difficult for them to speak

club foot

a person with a club foot was born with one of their feet turned inwards, making it difficult for them to walk

traces of

extremely tiny amounts of

parasites

creatures, plants or organisms that live on or inside other larger beings to use them as food

archaeologists

people who study the past by looking at what is left of things such as very old buildings, tools and pottery