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Machu Picchu
  Photograph by David Evans Although the archaeological discovery of Machu Picchu came nearly a hundred years ago, historians are still unsure of the function of this ancient Inca citadel. The Inca had no system of writing and left no written records, and archaeologists have been left to piece together bits of evidence as to why Machu Picchu was built, what purpose it served, and why it was so...
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curse of the mummy
The mummy of King Tut, shown here, gets credit for popularizing the pharaoh’s curse, but the myth’s origin has been traced to a London stage act performed a hundred years before the boy king’s tomb was excavated in 1922. Photograph by Kenneth Garrett By Brian Handwerk Movie mummies are known for two things: fabulous riches and a nasty curse that brings treasure hunters to a bad...
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