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Egyptian researchers are using DNA tests to discover the lineage of pharaoh king Tutenkhamun, whose ancestry remains a mystery to Egyptologists, says antiquities capo Zahi Hawass. The young king, whose mummy was found by English archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922, ruled Egypt between 1333 and 1324 BC. His ancestry has been a source of speculation.

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