The curse of the pharaohs is an alleged spell said to be cast upon any person who disturbs the mummy of a powerful Egyptian. This curse, which apparently does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, is said to cause bad luck, illness or even death. Since the mid-20th century, many historians have argued the curse is real, due to the unexplainable circumstances that occur after the ancient coffin is opened.
Zahi Hawass is an Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, who claims to have discovered the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya and experienced the curse first-hand.
The huge burial site in the Western Desert has since been uncovered to be home to more than 10,000 mummies.
During the excavation, the 71-year-old stumbled across two child mummies, that he and his team removed to be put on display at a museum.
However, Netflix documentary “Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries” revealed how the finding apparently came back to haunt him.
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The 2017 series claimed: “He was haunted in his dreams by the two child mummies.
“At first just the faces of the mummies would appear.
“But later he dreamt of them stretching out their arms towards his throat.
“When they were reunited with their father, the nightmares stopped.”
Earlier this month, the same documentary revealed how six archaeologists mysteriously died just months after opening an ancient sarcophagus in 1922.
The deaths were said to have been caused by the same curse, cast by the pharaohs.
Today, archaeologists wear protective masks when entering such resting places.
They are aware that bacteria active in the decomposed organic material can enter open wounds and spread infection.