Science has never found any evidence of spirits lasting beyond death, nor of any way that a spirit (if it existed) could influence the living world.Įgyptologists working in tombs today don’t fear for their lives - at least not from vengeful spirits. Was Tutankhamen so unhappy about the disturbance of his tomb that he somehow took revenge from beyond the grave? He wondered if an evil spirit might have caused the death.

But was it just coincidence that this came so soon after going into an ancient tomb? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes) didn’t think so.

This was six weeks after opening and entering the actual burial chamber of the tomb.ĭoctors said an infected mosquito bite killed him. He died unexpectedly the next April at the age of 56. But Lord Carnarvon did not get to enjoy it for long. This pharaoh, or king of ancient Egypt, had died in the 1320s BC. The treasure-filled room was one of four associated with the tomb of Tutankhamen. Finally, in November 1922, the men and their workers had found what they sought. For six years, Carter had been searching for a lost tomb. The two men were Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Statues and golden treasure glinted in the dim light. “Yes, wonderful things,” answered the other. It was the final resting place of an ancient Egyptian king. Two men peered through a small hole in the wall of a tomb.

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