according to the analysis of his skeleton performed in 1942 by dr. douglas derry, hornakht died aged 8–9. on the remains some peculiarities were noted, such as an unusually large and developed skull for his age, the presence of a pair of cervical ribs, and an abnormal lumbar vertebra; however, derry excluded that these anomalies may have led to hornakht's premature death. part of the face was damaged by embalmers during the brain removal by the nose.