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Are King Tut's jewels really mostly glass?

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I am still not really convinced that R1b is Indo-European, as in connected with the spread of the Indo-European languages. read more

If King Tut really carried Haplogroup R1B then it would have originated in the Middle East. Haplogroup R1B originated in the Middle East before being taken into Europe, Egypt by the Neolithic Middle Eastern Farmers. Today the Copts carry R1B at 15% and other Middle Eastern DNA as their majority Haplogroup which is NOT recent. read more

It was Tut, under the strong influence of his General Horemheb (who later became King himself), and the old priesthood of Amun, who rejected his father’s legacy of Atenism and turned Egypt back to the path of polytheism and the return to power of the old Amun priesthood (the real bankers of Egypt as the Temples effectively served as the first banks). read more

These symbolize King Tut's reign over Egypt. The eyes of the vulture are made of obsidian, a type of volcanic glass. The cobra has lapis lazuli, faience, glass and carnelian inlay. Around the neck of King Tut were many amulets on gold wires and cords. read more

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