#Valley of the Kings

Author: Jessica Leigh Hester / Source: Atlas Obscura When British archaeologist Howard Carter cracked into Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, he was dazzled by the contents—“Gem-Studded Relics in Egyptian Tomb Amaze Explorers,” The New York Times declared—but he wasn’t especially impressed by its walls.

Don’t mess with dead people. Especially dead pharaohs laden with booby traps and curses. But the prospect of being cursed by an Ancient Egypt pharaoh didn’t stop archaeologists from invading the sacred tombs of pharaohs in search of riches and treasure, but are given a death sentence instead. King