The Shocking Truth About King Tut's Parents

As with European ruling families of the 19th century, incest was common among Egyptian royalty.

Keeping noble bloodlines pure was a big priority, and to that end, it is generally believed that Tut's

parents were brother and sister. In fact, tests were performed on Tut's mitochondrial

DNA by the Institute for Mummies and Icemen, which sounds like something I would

be streaming late night on Netflix, but is actually a research group from Italy.

Inherited from only the mother, this DNA revealed that Tut's mom was the genetic sister

of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who is known to be Tut's father. However, despite the DNA

evidence, historians aren't really sure who Tut's mother actually was.