[MeanWestTexan]

Rapidly buried, untouched grave, group burial.

I say they died of a very contagious disease.

[ShadowAce]

I say they died of a very contagious disease.

That was my first thought as well. Hope it's not still contagious! :)

[Antoninus]

Rapidly buried, untouched grave, group burial. I say they died of a very contagious disease.

More likely their original burial place was partially plundered soon after their interment and they we re-buried hastily and secretly by the devout.

[MillerCreek]

Yes, that this sure suggests that they died of a contagious disease.

AND it also explains well why their tomb has never been "plundered." I often wondered about that as to Tutenkamun also, at least, almost certainly, there would be rumors about such in his case, given that his tomb was attempted to be plundered but that once opened (and almost certainly once plunderers realized whose tomb it was and what meaning that had), it was quickly shut down again without accessing the actual burial chamber of Tutenkamun.

I'm thinking that it might probably have been tuberculosis or the plague. Many people just may have assumed/concluded that King Tut had one or the other or similar given his circumstances, which would've been good cover for political espionage, also).

Those tomb robbers with so many centuries to do their deeds...I'm sure they avoided the few certain tombs only for dire reasons.

[Smokin' Joe]

Rapidly buried, untouched grave, group burial.

I say they died of a very contagious disease.

Yep. Bears repeating, too.

I'm not sure how the 18th dynasty fits in with Moses: The 10th plague? (slaying of the firstborn).

Still, I hope they take precautions against any surviving pathogens.