12/10/2024 By mrbill
When King Tutankhamun’s tomb was first discovered and excavated in 1922, American archaeologist Howard Carter was stunned by the trove of countless valuable objects. Among the precious objects made of gold, silver, ebony and ivory, one object in particular caught the archaeologists’ attention: a condom-like object made of linen that contained the king’s own DNA. This discovery not only surprised researchers, but also raised many new questions about the life and culture of the ancient Egyptians.