1、 The Curse of the Mummy Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He was brave and loved to visit and explore new places.During his life, he discovered many amazing things.Howard Carter did not go to school, but leamt to draw from his father. who was an artist. He w
2、as bright and curious about the world outside his home town. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. He found several imponant ones. Inside the tombs, he discovered a great fortune in jewels
3、 and gold, along with the preserved bodies of dead kings.These preserved bodies are known as mummies.In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. He had received money from Lord Camarvon, a British man who was very interested in Egypt. Carters
4、team was working at a place near the city of Luxor. There, they came across the tomb of King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. The tomb contained more treasure than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king, said Caner. After we looked into
5、the tomb, we closed it and hid its entrance. We wanted to study the tomb later when we had more time. Afterwards, all of its contents would go into a museum.However, not long after the people in Carters team . , Carters lucky pet bird, which he in Cairo, a snake. Then, a few months after Carter the
6、tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a and died in . Carrrarvons death, the lights in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Back in England, his dog died at the same time. George Gould, a friend of Camarvons, went to Egypt after his strange death. He too visited the tomb
7、, a high fever the next day. Twelve hours later, he was dead. Carters Richard Bethell, died heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened. Arthur Mace, another member of the team, also died the discovery.Within seven years, 21 people who the opening of the tomb died. Howard Carter, however, li
8、ved. Some people say the deaths. Others believe that they were a mummys curse, a for those who enter the resting place of the dead. However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation.Inside the tombs, there are many viruses. When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection.What is certain, though, is that the curse of the murumy remains a riddle to this day.
