Thr Tutankhamun Deception: The True Story of the Mummy's Curse [Paperback]

Gerald O'Farrell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0330481681 | ISBN-13: 978-0330481687 | Publication Date: August 1, 2002

The discovery and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb is one of the most famous archeological finds in history. But compelling evidence suggests the story we know is a sham—Howard Carter and Lord Carnavon actually discovered Tutankhamun's tomb several years before they told the world they did, looted it. re-sealed it, then led the world's media back to the site to claim their place in history. This book tells the story of the skullduggery that went on in the Valley of the Kings and how the famous Mummy's Curse, far from being something mystical, could well have been a systematic way of getting rid of those who were about to blow the cover on the secret of the find, and the secrets of the tomb.

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The discovery and excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb is one of the most famous archaeological finds in history. But compelling evidence suggests that the story we know is a sham: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon actually discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb several years before they told the world, looted it (even destroying artifacts to make it look like the work of early tomb robbers), resealed it, then led the world’s media back to the site to claim their place in history. The Tutankhamun Deception is the story of the skullduggery that went on in the Valley of the Kings and how the “Mummy’s Curse” might actually have been a systematic way of eliminating those who were about to blow the cover on one of the most astounding hoaxes in archaeological history.

About the Author

Dr Gerald O'Farrell, FRGS has researched and written about Egyptology for over 30 years. As well as writing The Tutankhamun Deception, he is both consultant and presenter of the related television documentary series The Tutankhamun Conspiracy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 235 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan UK (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330481681
• ISBN-13: 978-0330481687
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,412,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars My Second Review, August 24, 2003

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Alan Day (Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thr Tutankhamun Deception: The True Story of the Mummy's Curse (Paperback)

I have reviewed this book before but that seems to have gone astray. So rather than wast more time on this book let me just say that it lacks factual information. I do not recomend it and I wish that it were possable to give it NO stars!.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is not for the narrow minded!, November 20, 2005

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Emilie "emilie" (Brooklyn Park, MN, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tutankhamun Deception: The Truth Behind the Mummy's Curse (Paperback)

I think that this book is one of the most thought-provoking and interesting books that I have ever read. I loved this book, the layout of the book was fanstastic in how it compared and contrasted. I also think that the quotes really add to the book by saying that Mr. O'Farrell isnt the only one who thinks this. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to open their minds up to this new and intriguing theory.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, November 10, 2005

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Irina Marudina (Sofia, Bulgaria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thr Tutankhamun Deception: The True Story of the Mummy's Curse (Paperback)

When I bought the book I was expecting to read about possible theft of artifacts from the Tutankamun's tomb by it's discoverer. I started reading with enthusiasm.

Soon I discovered that the first half of the book gave me no new information on the topic - it was another tale about the discovering of the famous tomb. It seemed to be more like a bunch of quotes from other books with a little explanations by the author.
But the second half was the real killer - the deception was explained in it. The author was starting to hint to some possible lies. The problem : each hint was mentioned three-four times! The reader can get it from the first time, believe me. The author was quoting again and again the book "Tutankhamun: The Untold Story" by Hoving.

And some facts:
- Tutankhamun had 2 children which died in early ages - shown by their mummified bodies. Actually they are both dead born, the mummies are of foetuses.
- Tuthankamun died from hanging - even the previous theories, that are now outdated, were most about blow on the head. Today it is believed that he died from a serious knee injury.
- The most famous depiction of Tutankhamun is the one of its second coffin (the middle anthropomorphic one) - not the death mask.
- The papyri mentioned by Carter but not found later in the inventory are definitely hidden because of the secrets in them that could change our whole World - don't even for a minute think (if they exist at all) that maybe they were just sold on the black market to a wealthy private collector; if you do think like this you will break half of the author's theories;
- The poisoning can only be found by examining the contents of the stomach of a person. There for removing the intestines of a man makes it impossible to detect a poisoning and therefore is an undeniable clue to murder by poisoning.

I wouldn't read that book again!