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King Tutankhamen
Before the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, King Tut was one of the least known pharaohs in Egypt. In November 1922, an excavation by Howard Carter and funded by Lord Carnarvon, uncovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. When they poked a hole through the debris they could see gold statues, strange replicas of animals, chariots and furniture. All were in the tomb to accompany him on his journey in to the afterlife.
King Tut was the youngest ancient Egyptian pharaoh to rule Egypt. He was also the youngest ancient Egyptian pharaoh to die. Some scientists thinks that he was the 12th king of Egypt. He ruled in the 18th dynasty.
The final breakthrough to the 3000 year old plus burial chamber was on the 17th Feb 1923 in front of invited guests. When Carter and Carnavon reached this chamber they were overwhelmed by the sight of so much gold. King Tut's tomb had escaped graverobbers as others did not. His body was elaborately dressed for a long journey and perfumed with spices and surrounded with flowers, food and wine.
The Curse of King Tutankhamun A curse on whoever disturbed the tomb of King Tutankhamun!! The newspapers of the day certainly had a field day. Lord Carnarvon dead on the 23rd April 1933 from a high fever caused by a mosquito bite, his dog supposedly howled and died at the same time his master had passed away and the lights of Cairo reportedly went out.
Dead -Arthur Mace , an American archaeologist who had assisted in the opening of the tomb, Dead -George Jay Gould , who died within 24 hours of being taken to the tomb by Carter, Dead - Lady Carter from an insect bite in 1929
The deaths continued apparently for another 10 years with 20 other people involved in the opening of the tomb collapsing and dying from heart attacks or other illnesses, including madness.
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