November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun’s mummified remains. What followed wasn’t scientific triumph – it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, ...

Explore the life of the 'boy king,' the mystery of his death, his iconic gold mask, and the stunning discovery of his tomb.

Tut's head, scanned in .62-millimeter slices to register its intricate structures, takes on eerie detail in the resulting image. With Tut's entire body similarly recorded, a team of specialists in ...

The young pharaoh's tomb, initially discovered by a British archaeologist in 1922, is one of the most well-known in the ...

The $1.2B Grand Egyptian Museum is open. See inside the new home for King Tut's full exhibition, check the cost, and learn key facts.

CAIRO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A colossal 3000-year-old red granite head of Amenhotep III, the grandfather of Tutankhamun, has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said on Sunday ...

The tomb of the former boy-king was discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon ...

The discovery of wooden staffs and clay trays near the sarcophagus of King Tut might be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the Awakening of Osiris. As its name suggests, this ritual is ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — I just toured the King Tut exhibit at Biltmore Estate and came away with renewed respect for short funerals and soft pillows. Serious students of archaeology, amateur and ...