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Jo Marchant

Jo Marchant is a science journalist, whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Nature and The Observer, among others. Her latest book is The Shadow King (2013). She lives in London.

Written by Jo Marchant

Black and white photo of a man in North African clothing standing by rock walls near stone steps leading to a gated entrance.

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The mummy’s curse

It came from an Egyptian tomb… Well no, actually, it didn’t. But once a myth lurches into life, there’s no stopping it

Jo Marchant