For long before the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, theories of curses over anyone who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient ...

This led to the birth of the legend known as the Pharaoh's curse. Modern archaeology, however, has debunked this myth, downplaying the notion of punishment for disturbing the ruler's eternal rest.

Carter, surely any curse's prime target, lived until 1939, almost 20 years after the tomb's opening. But while the pharaoh's curse may lack bite, it hasn't lost the ability to fascinate audiences ...

For long before the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, theories of curses over anyone who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh abounded. One of the earliest accounts of an Egyptian mummy ...