Archeologist Tito Vivas, on Tutankhamun: "the Real Curse Was to Find the Tomb Intact"

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During an interview with The Wild Project, archaeologist Tito Vivas recounted the story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamon, pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. "The real curse was to find the tomb intact," the Egyptologist said after stating that, when the tomb was found, Egypt was still a British protectorate and there was a law requiring that 50 per cent of all that was found in an excavation between the investor and the Egyptian State.However,…