these items were common items found inside a burial chamber. Now they have all been lost forever because of tomb robbers of today and yesterday. The well known Arabic proverb “Death comes on wings to he who enters the tomb of the pharaoh” (Casson 81) meant little to the tomb robbers. Others who have heard the warning and chose not to listen or believe have eventually paid the price. One such person was Lord Carnarvon, who headed the excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Lord Carnarvon died quite unexpectedly from a 4000 year old fungus he came in contact with inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Shortly after Lord Carnarvon parished, other members of the excavation party began to meet with unusual and sometimes unexplainable accidents. These so called accidents claimed the lives of thirty six members of the party (Reeves 31). Was it the pharaoh’s curse or just coincidence? In Las Vegas, Nevada the hotel-casino Luxor was built. The Luxor was built in the shape of a pyramid. A replica of the Sphinx sits in front of the giant pyramid shape casino. When the hotel was being built a report was given, and the construction workers interviewed were afraid of the pyramid shaped casino. The workers believed in the Curse of the Pharaohs. The numerous accidents had sent other workers to the local hospital emergency room. Other Las Vegas casinos are blaming their misfortunes on Luxor. It is no wonder that magic, superstition, and the unknown has followed mankind since the earlier times of the first mysterious pyramids! Works Cited Casson, Lionel. Ancient Egypt. New York: Time Life. 1965. Edwards, I.E.S. The Pyramids of Egypt. New York: Viking Penguin. 1985. Hallibunton, Richard. Complete Book of Marvels. New York: Bobbs Merrill. 1960. Malek, Jaromin. In the Shadow of the Pyramid. Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma. 1986. Reeves, Nicholas. Into the Mummy’s Tomb. New York: Scholastic. 1992. ---------------...
