Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ...

The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s 3000-year history. But he’s the most famous because his largely unlooted tomb revealed its wealth of golden artworks ...

Since its discovery more than a century ago, the iconic burial mask of King Tut has remained perhaps the defining image of ...

A Japanese research team has concluded that an iron dagger made of meteorites found in the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was forged at temperatures of about 950 degrees or lower.

Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, had noticed the "holes" in the mask but did not seek explanations. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, in Carter's report ...

The intact burial—unearthed on this day in 1922—contained a “wonderful” cache of objects linked to the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Eli Wizevich History Correspondent Tutankhamun's tomb wasn ...

Tutankhamun's tomb, discovered by archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings on Nov. 4, 1922, was found loaded with treasures. Some of those artifacts, like his death mask, are widely known.

Since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been examined countless times. But new details continue to surprise archaeologists.

If you can’t make it to Egypt, head to Washington, D.C., where “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures” puts visitors inside the artifact-stuffed rooms of King Tut’s tomb. It’s been a ...