A kind of idea. The discovery of the tomb of King Casimir is compared with the use of biological weapons

When Casimir IV Jagiellonik, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland, Mr. and Didich Rus, died, no one could even imagine that in 500 years his grave would be opened again. However, in 1973, archaeologists did so, opening a biological bomb with pathogenic potential. Archaeologists often come across burials and tombs of both ordinary people and elites and monarchs. However, it is not always the opening and research of such places benefits and is a safe idea.

Sometimes, decaying and turning into a real death for all living things, mummies do not accept their discoverers with open arms, IFLSCIENCE writes. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel. Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! "Mummy's Curse" is so popular that it has given birth to a number of films, TV shows and literary works that describe in detail how the dead want to damage us from the otherworld.

For example, one of the theories about the causes of the death of a well -known British Egyptologist, a leader of the expedition, during which Howard Carter found Tutankhamon's tomb, is not so simple. It is believed that the cool and dark tomb of Tutankhamon contained aspergil spores, a very common fungus, which can usually not overcome the immune system of a healthy person. However, he got into the body of the researcher through the mosquito bite, which eventually led to pneumonia.

Fungi in the tombs are considered a common phenomenon, especially because of the conditions that prevail there. Subsequently, this death gave rise to many horrorists and legends about the "curse of Tutankhamon" or "Mummy's Curse". In the early 1970s, archaeologists did not have free access to places of historical importance.

However, the situation changed dramatically after three years, when the then Archbishop of Krakow, Pope John Paul II, granted a group of 12 researchers permission to study the remains of Casimir. According to the researchers at the King Guy and St. Thomas' School of Medicine), 10 have died of 12 scientists during several weeks. They also report that samples of various fungi were able to take from the tomb.

To explore the world of ecosystems of organisms that quietly flourish in the tombs, the authors have learned in more detail the samples from the cemetery and a burial chapel in Poland. Experts found an extremely high level of mold in the air, which had the appropriate temperature and humidity for fungal growth. "In the samples of the air collected inside, the following organisms were distinguished: Penicillium sp. , Candida sp. , Aspergillus sp. , Acremonium sp. , Scopulariopsis sp. , Fusarium sp.

, Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium sp. , Aspergillus nidulans, Rhodotorula sp. And Verticillium sp, "the authors summed up. According to them, the air and surface of the tomb contained a very high and dangerous human health. Evidence of the durability and survivability of these organisms in such premises began to be documented since 1962. Then the biologist at the University of Cairo University Takh found evidence of fungal toxins in ancient tombs and preserved tissues of mummies.

He found that in cases where fungus spores got into the lungs of the person, they caused high fever, infection and inflammation of the respiratory tract. Although the "curse of mummies" may not be able to track the rob and archaeologists, it seems that the threat of crypt and mold they contain has a significant proportion of truth. Earlier, focus told how scientists in the study help labels from mummies. Experts reveal the secrets of ancient climatic models with the help of an unexpected source.