when Lord Canarvon died of an infection after nicking himself shaving in Egypt?
2006-06-18 23:05:17 · 21 answers · asked by maribeth_sites 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
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2006-06-18 23:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by Martin M 2 · 8⤊ 3⤋
The Curse of the Pharaohs refers to the belief that any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh is placed under a curse whereby they will shortly die. Many tombs of pharaohs have curses written on or around them, warning against entering.
The belief was brought to many people's attention due to the deaths of some members of the team of Howard Carter, who opened the tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62) in 1922, launching the modern era of Egyptology. The first of these "mysterious" deaths was that of Lord Carnarvon. He had been bitten by a mosquito, and later slashed the bite accidentally while shaving. It became infected and blood poisoning resulted. This was before antibiotics, thus little could be done and the aristocratic archeologist died. It should be noted, however, that there was nothing mysterious about Carnarvon's death.
2006-06-19 09:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by Country Boy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-18 23:13:56 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋