Skeletal remains
Grim secrets of Pharaoh's city Amarna
Posted: January 26th, 2008
Evidence of the brutal lives endured by some ancient Egyptians to build the monuments of the Pharaohs has been uncovered by archaeologists. Skeletal remains from a lost city in the middle of Egypt suggest many ordinary people died in their teenage years and lived a punishing lifestyle. Many suffered from spinal injuries, poor nutrition and stunted growth.The remains were found at Amarna, a new capital built on the orders of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, 3,500 years ago.