King Tut, Egyptian Treasures, and more.... Traditional Cache
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King Tut, Egyptian Treasures, and more....
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Can be quick and easy, note I said "can be". I'm hoping that I have this really well camouflaged, and hidden nicely. Coordinates should be right on. Please read the long description for more details about this cache and my hopes for it. Please if you enjoyed this give me a "FAVORITE POINT" Thanks and enjoy!!!
GeoCoins and Travel Bugs are often rare, and much sought after for added excitement on the hunt. I hope that this cache can be used as a tool to move GeoCoins and Travel Bugs quickly without worry of curses and such. This is a good sized Container that can hold many Geocoins, TB's, as well as treasures from the tombs of Egypt (small replicas) or treasure themed trades. Please try an trade coins even up or better and try to keep trade items as close to the theme of the cache as possible. I’ve really tried to make this a cache so that it will keep you looking and scratching your head wondering just where it could.
You are looking for a small lock box about 6x5x4 inches, or just a little smaller then a standard lunch box. And it is water tight. Please add GeoCoins and tb's as often as you would like. Use it as a tool to discover new coins to add to your ever growing collective and help move others along.
Lets try and keep this cache fun for everyone, PLEASE put the cache area back exactly as found to help maintain the higher level of difficulty on the find. Pencils and sharpeners are included with a log book. FIRST TO FIND prize is a complete set of Egyptian Treasure Replicas. I hope you have fun and enjoy. Let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions. Thank You very much!
THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY
The curse of the mummy began when many terrible events occurred after the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Legend has it that anyone who dared to open the tomb would suffer the wrath of the mummy. Because mummies have been associated with many magical powers throughout history, some of the mummies found from Egypt were ground into a fine powder and sold as mystical mummy powder. It's believed the powder had magical healing powers and it wasn't until the discovery of King Tut and the hype of the media that things would change forever.
The hype began when Lord Carnarvon, the person who funded the dig of King Tut’s Tomb, died shortly after the discovery. The path to his death began in the spring of 1923 when he was bitten on the cheek by a mosquito. During his morning shaving routines, he further aggravated the mosquito bite. It soon became infected and Lord Carnarvon found himself ill. He suffered a high fever and chills. A doctor was sent to examine him but medical attention arrived too late and Lord Carnarvon died. At that exact moment the lights in Cairo mysteriously went out.
Once Carnarvon died the media went wild with stories of his death. They claimed King Tut wanted vengeance and announced a mummy's curse, which targeted those who had entered the tomb. Not only did the death of Carnarvon get all the people in an uproar but other stories began to surface as well. Of the stories that surfaced, two remain prominent. One of the prominent stories is that a cobra killed Howard Carter's (explorer who discovered King Tut’s burial place) pet canary after the discovery of King Tut's tomb. The other story is that Lord Carnarvon's dog howled and dropped dead at two in the morning when Carnarvon died.
What is interesting is that Howard Carter lived a decade after this major discovery. So what happened to Howard Carter during all this hype? Howard Carter spent his last years logging and recording every artifact found in the tomb. Why didn't he suffer the curse of the mummy? He was, after all, the first to enter the tomb.
Did King Tut's Tomb really unleash a curse? New findings are showing that bacteria on the wall of the tomb might have been the cause of the curse. The bacteria would release spores into the air allowing it to be breathed. This in turn caused people who came into contact with these spores to become ill. Could this be what killed Lord Carnarvon? It appears that this could have contributed to his demise, as well as the fact that he was not in the best of health.
Whether the mummy’s curse is fact or fiction, this story seems to interest people even today. The myth of the curse has remained with King Tut and continues to make people question as to whether the curse was really unleashed. What is known is that when you mix propaganda, facts, and hype you get a story that can be exciting. It all really comes down to one question. Do you believe in the curse of the mummy? I will leave that for you to decide.
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