Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known, was the last of his dynasty of pharaohs. He ruled as a boy only for a short time. He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and ...

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ago, the mystery of the boy king's death has captivated historians and ...

One hundred years ago, our understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found on November 4, 1922 in the Valley of Kings. Born around 1305BC, Tutankhamun only ...

Queen Nefertiti remained a debated figure in ancient Egypt history, and her tomb had never been found. Tutankhamun ruled ...

On Nov. 26, 1922, the world of archeology scored the motherlode with the finding of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt. Archaeologist Howard Carter beat the odds and discovered the mostly-untouched ...

"But, as I always say, it was our lad, Harold, Barnsley born, who first lit that fire on the trail to Tutankhamun." But, while Carter and Carnarvon cemented their place in history, Jones became a ...

However, as Dr Tyldesley makes clear in her book, ‘Tutankhamen’s Curse: The Developing History of an Egyptian king’, a power cut in Cairo is far from unusual and given the time differences rather than ...

King Tutankhamun’s grandmother’s face has been reconstructed by a Photoshop artist using her 3,400-year-old mummified remains. Queen Tiye was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III ...

as far as the piercings or any significance for the history of the mask are concerned. Nevertheless, discussion of the mask's features proves that over 100 years after Tutankhamun's rediscovery ...

The stunning 1922 find of Tutankhamun’s tomb opened a window into Egypt's golden past. 100 years later, his riches still have much to reveal. We dig into the missing heart of ancient Egyptian ...