King Tut's treasures exhibited in US

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, which opens in New York, contains more than 130 rare artifacts, twice the number of treasures shown in the 1970s exhibit. It includes items used for royal burial practices and daily life in ancient Egypt, King Tut's viscera coffin, containers for the boy king's mummified liver, his chariot and an exhibit explaining new DNA and medical techniques that may unlock more discoveries about the Pharaoh's royal family and how they died. Hawass, a world-renowned archaeologist, announced new discoveries in February about Tut's family tree and his cause of death. A new replica of King Tut's mummy would also be on view in the exhibit. The actual mummy recently underwent a CT scan as part of a five-year Egyptian study. The research revealed that damage to Tut's skull occurred after his death, making past theories of murder unlikely. Recent DNA tests also showed that the boy king suffered from malaria and may have died from complications from a broken leg.