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  • Egypt's Curse of Pharaohs exposed: How DNA test on 'screaming mummy' found shocking truth

    07/14/2020 10:14:42 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 27 replies
    Express.co.uk ^ | Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Callum Hoare
    The bizarre burial was found in KV11 of the Valley of the Kings, where the second Pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty of ancient Egypt - Ramses III - was laid to rest with his royal family. Thought to have reigned from 1186BC to 1155BC, Ramses III is considered to have been the last great monarch of the New Kingdom to wield any substantial authority over Egypt. His long reign saw the decline of Egyptian political and economic power, linked to a series of invasions and internal economic problems that also plagued pharaohs before him. But he was able to save...
  • "Screaming Mummy" Is Murderous Son of Ramses III?

    11/23/2008 7:21:36 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 14 replies · 870+ views
    National Geographic News ^ | Friday, November 21, 2008 | Andrew Bossone
    found in 1886 and now located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo... [c]alled both "Unknown Man E" and the "Screaming Mummy" because of his open jaw and agonized expression, the mummy has baffled researchers since it was first uncovered. Several archaeologists have proposed theories about the mummy's cause of death, saying he might have been buried alive or poisoned, or that he was a murdered Hittite prince during the reign of Tutankhamen. Archaeologists now agree, however, that mummies are commonly found with their jaws open as a result of their heads falling back after death... The theory about poison, on...