Curse of the Pharaoh? In the 21st century? The time-lapse videos below seem to show it's happening right now. It shows an ancient Egyptian statue, which dates back to 1800 BC, spinning on its own in the Manchester Museum. And it's not a one-time incident but has been happening for months.
An ancient Egyptian statue has spooked museum bosses - after it mysteriously started to spin round in a display case.
An ancient Egyptian statue has spooked museum bosses - after it mysteriously started to spin round in a display case.
The 10-inch tall relic, which dates back to 1800 BC, was found in a mummy’s tomb and has been at the Manchester Museum for 80 years.
But in recent weeks, curators have been left scratching their heads after they kept finding it facing the wrong way. Experts decided to monitor the room on time-lapse video and were astonished to see it clearly show the statuette spinning 180 degrees – with nobody going near it.
The statue of a man named Neb-Senu is seen to remain still at night but slowly rotate round during the day…
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Here's a TV news report:
Here's the actual time-lapse video:
Maybe this can all be explained, as Discovery News reports.
Top image: Screen captured from video.
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