Has the mystery of the King Tut 'Pharaoh's curse' finally been solved ?

[UM-Bot]

More than 20 people who excavated King Tutankhamun's tomb in the 1920s later died young from a range of maladies.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/376596/has-the-mystery-of-the-king-tut-pharaohs-curse-finally-been-solved

[CrimsonKing]

Kind of reminds of reading about the Qin tomb in China and Mercury poisoning...

Sometimes it's just best to let the dead rest.

[joseraul]

Wow. Opened the door for even more questions.

[Myles]

I never believed in a curse and always figured there was logical explainations for the bad things, so this makes sense to me.

[Kittens Are Jerks]

Insights about the curse from another archaeologist:

Egyptian archaeologist weighs in on 'Tutankhamun's Curse'

In a recent article, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities, addressed the enduring myth of the Curse of the Pharaohs.

Explaining the origins of the myth, Hawass pointed out that the texts written by the ancient Egyptians on the walls of their temples were inscribed to ensure that tombs would be kept away from thieves. “These curses are like anyone today who prays against someone and says, ‘If you do such and such, may God take revenge on you.’ They are just wishes,” he said, emphasizing that these warnings were meant as deterrents rather than actual supernatural threats."

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-835239