Ancient Egyptian Skeleton Mystery

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Scientists SOLVE the mystery of 'Cleopatra's sister's' skull

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An ancient Egyptian skeleton was found in the Octagon , a stunning eight -sided mausoleum in Ephesus .

For decades , scientists had identified the skeleton as that of Arsinoe IV , the doomed half-sister of Cleopatra VII, one of Egypt 's most famous queens.

But a groundbreaking new analysis by researchers in Austria reveals a 'big surprise' and a remarkable case of mistaken identity.

Results show the body actually belonged to that of a boy, aged between 11 and 14 at time of death sometime between 205 and 36 BC .

The boy suffered from 'pathological developmental disorders' including an 'underdeveloped upper jaw'.

Arsinoe IV was one of the last members of Egypt 's Ptolemaic dynasty .

She was executed in Ephesus in 41 BC by orders of Roman politician Mark Antony at the behest of Cleopatra , his lover.

The crucial finding is that the Octagon individual is a male, so any connection with Arsine IV ' can be excluded'.

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