An Egyptian-Japanese bid to extract DNA samples from the mummy of Egypt’s legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun has been postponed for bureaucratic reasons, a project coordinator said. Researchers trying to determine Tutankhamun’s lineage were to have begun probing his cadaver at his tomb in the southern city of Luxor on Tuesday. Researchers hope to determine whether Tutankhamun is the son of Amenhotep III or Akhenaten, who was known to worship one god. Samples also may be taken from two mummies found in a nearby grave to determine their ties to Tutankhamun. – AFP
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