Mummy 'curse' claims another victim
A MUMMY's curse has cast its shadow over the death of a Brisbane scientist who worked to unlock the secrets of a 5300-year-old man frozen in the Italian Alps.
A memorial service will be held on Monday for molecular archaeologist Tom Loy, who was found dead in his home a fortnight ago as he finalised his book on the world's oldest mummy, dubbed Oetzi.
Dr Loy, 63, director of the Archaeological Sciences Laboratories at the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience, became the seventh person to have died after coming into close contact with the iceman since his discovery in 1991.
Of course, we don't hear about the hundreds of other people who have taken tissue samples, samples of stomach contents, x-rayed, MRI'd, and the whole host of other people who have poked and prodded him over the years. But, you know, curse stories are more fun.