King Tutankhamun’s Tomb In Egypt
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This is not from the movie, “The Mummy”, released in 1999 here, this post will discuss about the so-called curse from King Tutankhamun when they discovered his tomb…
Ancient Egyptians, was the only famous civilization we ever had, they were so mysterious, intelligent and superstitious! Many pharaohs’ tomb had been discovered by archeologists, one of them is special, it hides so many mysteries, the King Tutankhamun’s tomb!
Howard Carter (Source: Google Images)
We must thank Lord Carnarvon to finance the project to discover the tomb. The only archeologist who was the leader of the project was Howard Carter. According to some scholars, the research for the tomb did begin some years before its discovery. They stopped after about 6 years of research as no results were obtained. After that, the research started again, and it was in 1922 where the tomb was discovered. Many local citizens contributed for the research. They knew about the story of the pharaoh’s curse, some of them were afraid to work in the project while others continued and remained silent…
The King Tutankhamun was very young when he died! He became King at a very young age itself. What is surprising in his family is the aspect of incest. His father married his own sister, scientists have discovered by DNA that many relationships related to incest occurred in his family. King Tutankhamun was assassinated, however, recent scientific discoveries claimed that there is a great possibility he died from Malaria, or died due to genetic issues because of the incest relationships he came from and had..
Lord Carnarvon
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Howard Carter, never believed in the curse of the pharaoh. He faced 4 warning signs before reaching the tomb. All of the signs were shocking, warning him if he disturbed the soul of the pharaoh, a curse would be imposed on him… Nevertheless, he did not pay attention and continued his works. The first deadly sign happened, his dearest friend, Lord Carnarvon, died (More on this below).
Even Lord Carnarvon died, Howard Carter did not care about the curse and continued his projects but the former’s death had caught the attention of the local citizens and the media. The myth of curse was already on newspapers and on the lips of all people. Finally,the mummified body was discovered, including the treasures of the King near him.
Howard Carter and his team examined the body. An autopsy was carried out, it was one of their regrettable tasks because they damaged the body. In fact, Howard Carter did not respect any scientific rules and regulations when examining the body. Years passed, where the principal people who were concerned about the discovery of the tomb, started dying mysteriously…
King Tutankhamun’s Body
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Back to Lord Carnarvon’s death, which had been associated with the curse, normally he was bitten by a mosquito, and the consequence of that bite became worst when he was shaving himself. His health was deteriorated before the discovery of the tomb itself. He died from pneumonia, after some months. Moreover, Howard Carter was dead many years after the tomb’s discovery, in 1939 precisely! If the pharaoh’s curse was true, he should be dead long time before, and not after more than 15 years. Even other persons who were exposed directly to the tomb died in weird ways, the theory of the curse again is invalid. Scientists believe as the tomb was preserved for more than 2500 years, no doubt bacteria and toxins accumulated. In the same line of thought, Howard Carter and his team did not wear masks or any anti-bacterial protection, thus, their body had been affected!
To conclude, the signs on the tomb were just warnings to make people afraid so that they do not damage or steal the precious objects. To be short, King Tuthankamun’s curse has been exposed and it is fake!
