When Tutankhamun’s sealed tomb was opened after more than 3,000 years, a series of deaths helped ignite rumors of an ancient curse — but a century later, researchers have asked whether the legend was anything more than coincidence amplified by newspapers.

The pharaoh's curse became legend when a wealthy patron died shortly after the tomb's opening—but modern research reveals a far more mundane explanation lurking beneath a century of sensational headlines. The post When Tutankhamun’s sealed tomb was opened after more than 3,000 years, a series of deaths helped ignite rumors of an ancient curse — but a century later, researchers have asked whether the legend was anything more than coincidence amplified by newspapers. appeared first on Space Daily