King Tut Research Paper

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The Curse of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb The ancient Egyptians revered their pharaohs as gods. These Pharaohs were carefully mummified upon their death. In order to let the Pharaohs rest in the afterlife, They placed a curse on the entrance of the tomb for intruders. Supposedly on the Outside of King Tutankhamen’s tomb a curse was engraved. The curse of King Tut is only a myth and media has morphed the indisputable story for their own benefits. King Tut’s reign was cut short when he mysteriously died at the age of 19 (The UnMuseum). The people of Egypt made many efforts to protect the final resting Place of their beloved Pharoahs. Techniques such as blocking the entrances with large Granite blocks and making the pyramids …show more content…

Those who were exposed to the curse who met their demise died around the age of 70 and those who weren’t exposed lived to be around 75. But the groups were small so the information was not very reliable(Jones). It was already widely known that Lord Carnarvon was in bad health when he took the flight to Egypt. The media used this fact to gain revenue from the craze surrounding the uncovering of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb. Many of the events that are supposedly related to the uncovering of King Tutankhamen’s tomb are made up. The Golden Canary that helped them find the tomb was not actually killed by a Cobra, but given to a friend. The media claimed that Lord Carnarvon was in great shape, but in reality he was in poor health. Just like today, Media tried to make their headlines more interesting so people would purchase their articles. Exaggerating facts about the events of the discovery of King Tut’s Tomb was very easy. Howard Carter, who was the one who found the tomb, didn’t believe in a curse and died of natural causes at the age of 64. The curse of King Tut never happened, and the media exaggerated all the events related to