by "John Bastien" <johnbastien@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Nov 12, 2007 at 03:29 AM
Respectfully I think repeated inbreeding did not help the health issues of
the royal family during this period. Interbreeding between fathers,
daughters etc. Defects would stay in the gene pool. The family tree was a
bit of a telephone pole. The deformed appearance given to Aknaten and his
family seem to point the way to some sort of genetic problem. Any
thoughts?
"heremon" <kevin.kirby@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1194240712.093738.23130@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> After the recent ct-scanning episode which resulted in the
> indisputable identification of Hatshepsut, some questions now arise
> with regard to the congenital skin condition of the Thutmosids. What
> sorts of unguents and linaments can they have had the use of?
>
> Were only priests allowed to dispense those substances which were
> available for relief?
>
> Could regular use, over several generations, have resulted in the
> congenital distortions as manifested in the progeny of Amenhotep III?
>
