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<\/p>\nA top archaeologist has revealed the true cause of the "curse of the pharaohs" which has allegedly left dozens dead after a tomb was opened.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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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. <\/p>\n
"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. <\/p>\n
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"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. <\/p>\n
"Two work men began to open it for me, to raise the lid, then I can put my head and see what\u2019s 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\u2019s the curse of the pharaohs."<\/p>\n
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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."<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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."<\/p>\n
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