A 3,000-year-old murder mystery involving the Pharaoh Ramesses
III, called the "harem conspiracy" has finally been solved by
researchers with the help of modern-day forensic science.
Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the 20th dynasty who is
said to have reigned from 1186 to 1155 BC. It was believed that
Ramesses III was killed by one of his wives called Tiye who
wanted to place her son (Prince Pentawere) on the throne.
However, since there was no evidence of any wounds on the
Pharaoh's body, no one was sure about whether or not he was
assassinated. How was the Pharaoh killed has been a subject of
many theories. But, now thanks to modern forensic science,
researchers have found remaining pieces of the puzzle. The study
was conducted by researchers from the Institute for Mummies and
the Iceman of the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen in Italy.
The research team led by Dr Albert Zink analyzed the mummies of
Ramesses III and unknown man E (who was thought to be his son).
Scans of the mummy reveal that the Ph