Egypt
- It Wouldn't Be Hallowe'en Without The Curse Of Tutankhamun
'The Curse of Tutankhamun' Redeaux News Blaze John Kays A pro-curse article which argues that the Tutankhamun curse is alive and kicking and giving him strange feelings at the Tutankhamun exhibtiion. The curse a result of ancient bacteria? Firefox...
- The Curse Of The Pharaohs: Truth, Myth Or Microbiology?
Firefox News (Tracy Morris) For only the second time since their discovery, some of the treasures of Tutankhamen are visiting United States Soil. Wherever they go, the treasures of Tutankhamen inspire wonder. But when they were first discovered in 1922...
- Tutankhamun: Curse In Reverse
Times of India A short but entertaining article that suggests that although the newspapers leaped on the idea of a curse, not only does all evidence point to the fact that no such curse existed, but that the boot was somewhat on the other foot: In fact,...
- Zahi Hawass On Kv63
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/hr3.htmZahi Hawass's Dig Days column pulls no punches again this week: "Before the discovery of KV 63, the Valley of the Kings had been silent for 83 years, three months and six days since the magical day when Howard...
- Hawass Perpetuates Mummy's Curse Myth
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6799098/ Zahi Hawass was video'd at the CT scan of Tutankhamun's mummy, saying that it would be unwise to dismiss the idea of the curse that was supposed to have haunted the original finders of the tomb. He cited a number...
Egypt
Tutankhamun curse: curse: Fact or fiction?
http://www.newsok.com/article/2951598/?template=entertainment/main
"Press reports claimed a dire warning carved into the walls of Tut's tomb foretold the British lord's demise. In reality, no such warning existed. Indeed, very few curses have been found on ancient Egyptian tombs. Nevertheless, many believed the mummy's curse was magical, a metaphysical retribution for violating the sanctity of an ancient burial site.
Over time, however, some theorists put forward the idea that the mummy's curse had a scientific basis: Intentionally or not, the ancient Egyptians had placed pathogens in King Tut's tomb that would infect would-be grave robbers. Could there really be a scientific explanation?"
Over time, however, some theorists put forward the idea that the mummy's curse had a scientific basis: Intentionally or not, the ancient Egyptians had placed pathogens in King Tut's tomb that would infect would-be grave robbers. Could there really be a scientific explanation?"
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- It Wouldn't Be Hallowe'en Without The Curse Of Tutankhamun
'The Curse of Tutankhamun' Redeaux News Blaze John Kays A pro-curse article which argues that the Tutankhamun curse is alive and kicking and giving him strange feelings at the Tutankhamun exhibtiion. The curse a result of ancient bacteria? Firefox...
- The Curse Of The Pharaohs: Truth, Myth Or Microbiology?
Firefox News (Tracy Morris) For only the second time since their discovery, some of the treasures of Tutankhamen are visiting United States Soil. Wherever they go, the treasures of Tutankhamen inspire wonder. But when they were first discovered in 1922...
- Tutankhamun: Curse In Reverse
Times of India A short but entertaining article that suggests that although the newspapers leaped on the idea of a curse, not only does all evidence point to the fact that no such curse existed, but that the boot was somewhat on the other foot: In fact,...
- Zahi Hawass On Kv63
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/hr3.htmZahi Hawass's Dig Days column pulls no punches again this week: "Before the discovery of KV 63, the Valley of the Kings had been silent for 83 years, three months and six days since the magical day when Howard...
- Hawass Perpetuates Mummy's Curse Myth
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6799098/ Zahi Hawass was video'd at the CT scan of Tutankhamun's mummy, saying that it would be unwise to dismiss the idea of the curse that was supposed to have haunted the original finders of the tomb. He cited a number...