The myth of Tutankhamun's curse has taken over the world and inspired many stories. Where does the legend of the resurrected ancient Egyptian dead, learned a BBC Culture columnist. "It's a pretty scary process where the brain is removed through the nose. All the internal organs are also removed," said John J. Johnson of the Egyptian Association of Mummification. "After that, the body is washed and rubbed with oils," he adds. Almost a century has passed since the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, but the legends and myths around it do not subside.
"It's a pretty scary process where the brain is removed through the nose. All the internal organs are also removed," said John J. Johnson of the Egyptian Association of Mummification.
"After that, the body is washed and rubbed with oils," he adds.
Almost a century has passed since the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, but the legends and myths around it do not subside.