Born around 1305BC, Tutankhamun only ruled Egypt for about ten years. Yet his tomb was furnished with never-before-seen riches. Our fascination with mummies is understandable. Gazing on the face of a ...

As they moved deeper into a stony tomb in the Valley of the Kings, they reached a door adorned with the seals of the royal Egyptian necropolis and the pharaoh Tutankhamun—and made one of history ...

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 ... debate proves that even a century after Tutankhamun's discovery, "the afterlife of the young ...

Carter’s efforts have been rewarded by a discovery ... from his tomb, in order to save it from thieves. The entrance to the tomb of Ramses VI [R] and is the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun ...

Discovering a young pharaoh's ancient, long-dormant tomb sent the media into a frenzy in the 1920s – but uncovering one mystery invited another when the financier of the expedition died a sudden ...

One hundred years ago this month, the tomb of ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was opened for the first time. We go back to the Valley of the Kings and the discovery of the ...

Though his reign was short and his accomplishments modest, Tutankhamun is one of the most famous pharaohs due to the discovery of his tomb in 1922, which revealed one of the best-preserved royal ...

Archaeologist Howard Carter’s discovery overwhelmed the archaeological world with its golden treasures. But Tutankhamun’s tomb also preserved a valuable insight into the royal family’s daily ...

Nefertiti married Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father, but her tomb has yet to be discovered. King Tutankhamun ascended to the Egyptian throne at just nine years of age and ruled from 1332 BC to 1323 BC.