Forget old conspiracy theories about snake bites and fatal poisons. Egyptian King Ramesses III died after a brutal throat slashing, a new study says.
The study provides the latest twist in a mystery that has long perplexed researchers.
Did a venomous viper take him out? Poison? An assassination plot in a reign tainted by war?
And if it were the latter, who did it?
Researchers say he died at the hands of a killer in a plot planned by one of his wives and a son who wanted to succeed him.
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Scans conducted after layers of bandages were removed revealed a deep cut in Ramesses III's throat, probably made by a sharp knife during a royal coup, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal.
"Our CT analysis provides evidence that conspirators killed Ramesses III by cutting his throat," the study says.
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