A top archaeologist has revealed the true cause of the "curse of the pharaohs" which has allegedly left dozens dead after a tomb was opened.
The alleged mythical curse is said to have begun when the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun was opened in the 1920s. It is believed anyone who disturbs the 3,300-year-old tomb in condemned to death.
Following the eerie deaths of those who opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, including Lord Carnarvon who backed the excavation and tomb visitor George Jay Gould I, there could be a scientific reason behind the curse.
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Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, the former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs of Egypt, has since weighed into the curse explaining the chilling slate of deaths.
Speaking to The Sun, expert Hawass said: "The Curse of the Pharaohs became more famous when the tomb of Tutankhamun was found and Lord Carnarvon gave exclusive rights to the London Times.
"When you have a mummy inside a tomb, this mummy has germs that you cannot see. Archaeologists in the past, they were in a hurry and they entered inside the tombs and they were hit by germs and they died.
"Only two weeks ago I found a sealed sarcophagus, 25 tonnes in weight about 60 feet under the ground. The lid of the sarcophagus was about six tonnes.
"Two work men began to open it for me, to raise the lid, then I can put my head and see what’s inside. When they opened it I left it open for half an hour until the bad air would go out and the fresh air would go in and I put my head and nothing. That’s the curse of the pharaohs."
It would appear the tombs and the curses of the ancient pharaohs are just a matter of old germs, then. When pressed for a reply on whether this was the case, expert Hawass said: "Exactly."
His comments on the reasons behind the curse of the pharaohs comes as the Daily Star reported the toxic horrors of the tombs yet to be found across Egypt.
Deep within the tombs of ancient Egyptians is a host of curses against those who disturb the inhabitant and room. Speaking to National Geographic, Egyptologist Salima Ikram said: "They tend to threaten desecrators with divine retribution by the council of the gods. Or a death by crocodiles, or lions, or scorpions, or snakes."
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