▁to ▁dark . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁we ▁selected ▁a ▁medium ▁skin ▁tone , ▁and ▁we ▁say , ▁quite ▁up ▁front , ▁' This ▁is ▁mid range .' ▁We ▁will ▁never ▁know ▁for ▁sure ▁what ▁his ▁exact ▁skin ▁tone ▁was ▁or ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁his ▁eyes ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁certain ty .... ▁Maybe ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁people ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁conclusion ." ▁ ▁When ▁pressed ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁by ▁American ▁activ ists ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁Anti qu ities , ▁Z ah i ▁Haw ass ▁stated ▁" T ut ank ham un ▁was ▁not ▁black ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁publication ▁of ▁An cient ▁Egypt ▁magazine , ▁Haw ass ▁assert ed ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁fa cial ▁reconst ru ctions ▁res emble ▁T ut ▁and ▁that , ▁in ▁his ▁opinion , ▁the ▁most ▁accurate ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁boy ▁king ▁is ▁the ▁mask ▁from ▁his ▁tomb . ▁The ▁Disc overy ▁Channel ▁commission ed ▁a ▁fa cial ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁T ut ank ham un , ▁based ▁on ▁CT ▁sc ans ▁of ▁a ▁model ▁of ▁his ▁sk ull , ▁back ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁genom ics ▁company ▁i GEN E A ▁launched ▁a ▁T ut ank ham un ▁DNA ▁project ▁based ▁on ▁gen etic ▁markers ▁that ▁it ▁indicated ▁it ▁had ▁cul led ▁from ▁a ▁Disc overy ▁Channel ▁special