A particular finding that startled civilians was a dagger uncovered in King Tutankhamun's tomb, Popular Science reported. The presence of weapons in tombs is common, but the material used to forge ...

On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 ...

Ten years after ascending the throne, Tutankhamun is dead, leaving no heirs to succeed him. He is hastily buried in a small tomb, designed originally for a private person rather than a king.

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.