The Tomb:
In 1922 two Englishmen found something that thrilled the world. In a room they found piles of gold and stacked high were golden statues, chariots, furniture, tools and shrines. They belonged to a king known as a Pharaoh, whose name was Tutankhamen. He lived about 3,300 years ago and his body was found in the next room wrapped in linen. It had peacefully rested there for many hundreds of years.
Howard Carter and George Carter were the archaeologists who made the amazing discovery. George Carter, who was the Earl of Carnarvon, died a mysterious death only five months after the find. This was followed by several reports of other mysterious deaths of people who were in some way associated with the find.The newspaper headlines told this story around the world and it was then when people started considering the curse of Tutankhamen's tomb was maybe not just a myth.
The Possible Causes of the Deaths (some suggested theories):
1) Fungus - One theory is that fungus in the tombs caused a fever as many of those who died had suffered from a fever.
2) Poison - Another idea is that ancient priests used poison to protect the dead. The tombs were air tight and the poison could remain in the tombs and when people opened the tombs and touched things, the posion would be released. In some cases the poison lead to death.
3) Bacteria - Several explorers died of pneumonia, which can be caused by bacteria. According to some people, the mummies bred germs that would have infected the people exploring the tombs causing them to become ill.
4) The Curse - Many people believed in the curse of the Pharaohs. They believed that when you entered the pharaoh’s tomb you would die from the curse.
A lot of people argue about why all these poeple died and unless we discover the secret of time travel we may never know......
