tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364483493378543681.post2816158263931508502..comments2009-09-09T07:09:06.619+01:00Kate Phizackerleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17788412260256519986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364483493378543681.post-18216589027397096662009-09-09T07:09:06.619+01:002009-09-09T07:09:06.619+01:00Again, just for clarification.<br /><br />What Dr. Hawass reported in his lecture in Indianapolis on August 7th, 2009, was that the testing on the older and more intact of the two fetuses which had been conducted early this summer had confirmed the results of the previous test that Tutankhamun was the father, and that the results of both tests were being submitted to an un-named periodical for peer review.<br /><br />Why he would state that the tests were positive when there is no direct way to match them to Tut&#39;s own DNA is anyone&#39;s guess. The same for why he would state the previous year that he didn&#39;t believe she was Tutankhamun&#39;s &quot;son&quot; (techinically correct by any standard!). He seemed characteristically enthusiastic about it August 7th.<br /><br />As for a sibling match, he did say that the younger of the two fetuses, which he stated had miscarreid at about six months, was far too deteriorated for any sort of sample.Keith Payne / Shemsu Sesenhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.com