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King Ramesses III's throat was slit, analysis reveals

Conspirators murdered Egyptian King Ramesses III by slitting his throat, experts now believe, based on a new forensic analysis.
The first CT scans to examine the king's mummy reveal a cut to the neck deep enough to be fatal.
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Usimare Ramesses III (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great New Kingdom king to wield any substantial authority over Egypt.
Ramesses III was the son of Setnakhte and Queen Tiy-Merenese. He was probably murdered by a conspiracy led by his wife and son.
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