"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter, guided by the flickering light of oil lamps, ventured into the ...

Tutankhamun, the "boy king" of Ancient Egypt, ruled over 3,300 years ago, but his story continues to fascinate the world. While his reign was short, his legacy is immortal, thanks to the stunning 1922 ...

Inside King Tut's subterranean burial chamber, against a backdrop of murals, Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, removes padding to reveal the young pharaoh's remains. Kenneth ...

The tomb of the former boy-king was discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon from Hampshire. And between 11 and 19 November 1925, the pharaoh's body was ...

One of the most important pharaohs of the ancient Egyptians was King Tut, and his early death was a massive loss, but new theory suggests that this may have been caused by his excessive wine drinking ...

Not all researchers have accepted the prevailing theory that the cause of the sickly King Tutankhamun’s death was that the the famous pharaoh succumbed to malaria. The latest theory combines the ...

As if we weren’t excited enough for the long-delayed full unveiling of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in July, the institution has just announced that it has received another 163 artifacts from ...

If the idea of mummies doesn't grab their attention, mention of the boy king does. Tutankhamun was only 9 years old when he came to power as Pharaoh of Egypt in 1332 B.C., which is well within the age ...

The secrets of an ancient Egyptian king will be on display in downtown Jacksonville this summer when “Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience” comes to town. Visitors to "Beyond King Tut" will ...

A new scientific breakthrough has supposedly given experts a closer idea about the disease which killed famous Egyptian Pharaoh King Tutankhamun. The cause of death has been a much hotly-debated topic ...