The truth behind the curse of the Mummy

Where it all started

• Curse of the mummy intensified after discovery of tutankhamun
• Although there were many representations of the so-called mummies curse before the discovery

Where it all started

• many members of the archaeological team had suffered various diseases and deaths
• Lord karnarvon died suspiciously after entering the tomb;later found out that he died from an infected mosquito bite

The movement

• This sparked an era that influenced popular culture
• an increase in movies, books and other forms of media that related to the mummies curse

The movement

• Gave us an era where people thought they could re-live the mummies curse
• groups of people organised to try and replicate the roles of the gods and pretend to be them

the lie

• the public were not able to fully understand the culture and religion behind the mummies and the pharaohs
• Many do not know the truth behind ancient egypt and its rituals and our fogged by the influences of the mummies curse

the lie

• many still believe in a curse that surrounds the ancient egyptyian mummies
• many have succumbed to being brain-washed into thinking about mummies like brandon frasers version of the mummy

the truth

• The curse and the myths are surrounded by the religion and culture
• people mistake the weird curses and myths and make stories out of the ancient culture

the truth

• There is no mummies curse although many will still argue about that today
• it simply is an ancient society being dug up and surprising historians every time something new arises

bibliography

• Bibliography Gill, A. and Anton, G. (2004) Ancient Egyptians (1) - Ancient Egyptians: The Kingdom of the Pharaohs Brought to Life. New York: HarperCollins Entertainment. Peters, E. (1990) The curse of the pharaohs. New York, NY: Armchair Detective Library. The Mummy (1999) Directed by Stephen Sommers USA: . Citations, Quotes & Annotations Gill, A. and Anton, G. (2004) Ancient Egyptians (1) - Ancient Egyptians: The Kingdom of the Pharaohs Brought to Life. New York: HarperCollins Entertainment. (Gill and Anton, 2004) Peters, E. (1990) The curse of the pharaohs. New York, NY: Armchair Detective Library. (Peters, 1990) The Mummy (1999) Directed by Stephen Sommers USA: . (Sommers, 1999)