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Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb

Within just six weeks, two men who had entered the tomb, Carnarvon and George Jay Gould,...

Within just six weeks, two men who had entered the tomb, Carnarvon and George Jay Gould, both died after suffering
the same illness

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Within just six weeks,
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two men who had entered the tomb,
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Carnarvon and George Jay Gould,
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both died after suffering the same illness.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:02
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink Films

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Movie Summary

In 1922, the tomb of Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun was unearthed. Now the extraordinary scientific truth of the 'Pharaoh's Curse' is revealed.
S01 • E02 And then if you attribute this ingenuity to somebody - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:09
And then if you attribute this ingenuity to somebody
S01 • E01 The lung infection known as pneumonia. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
The lung infection known as pneumonia.
S01 • E01 Could something in the tomb have caused both infections? - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
Could something in the tomb have caused both infections?
S01 • E02 For Emery, Saqqara's step pyramid was a clue that its architect - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:09
For Emery, Saqqara's step pyramid was a clue that its a...
S01 • E01 And might medical science be able to find it? - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
And might medical science be able to find it?
S01 • E02 He spent decades searching for his tomb, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:09
He spent decades searching for his tomb,
S01 • E01 ..to meet an expert on disease in ancient Egypt, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:10
..to meet an expert on disease in ancient Egypt,
S01 • E01 Lord Carnarvon had been exposing himself - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
Lord Carnarvon had been exposing himself
S01 • E02 They both had spent years excavating in their particular areas. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
They both had spent years excavating in their particular are...
S01 • E02 They both had an interest in making a great headline grabbing discovery. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
They both had an interest in making a great headline grabbin...
S01 • E01 He'd go to dirty tombs - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
He'd go to dirty tombs
S01 • E02 Carter, against the advice of his colleagues, was able - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
Carter, against the advice of his colleagues, was able
S01 • E02 Emery was perhaps thinking, you know, the same - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
Emery was perhaps thinking, you know, the same
S01 • E01 And this would have been very similar to the pathology - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
And this would have been very similar to the pathology
S01 • E02 Emery's obsession didn't pay off. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
Emery's obsession didn't pay off.
S01 • E01 The lung has suffered heavily from infection and pneumonia. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
The lung has suffered heavily from infection and pneumonia.
S01 • E02 Despite scouring Saqqara for 40 years, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:10
Despite scouring Saqqara for 40 years,
S01 • E01 And this is where the airways are, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:14
And this is where the airways are,
S01 • E02 Half a century on, Imhotep's tomb still lies hidden beneath the sands. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
Half a century on, Imhotep's tomb still lies hidden ben...
S01 • E01 It's not allowing people to breathe properly, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
It's not allowing people to breathe properly,