The tomb of King Tut, Egypt’s short-lived ruler who marked the end of the 18th dynasty, was discovered 100 years ago. King Tutankhamun was born in 1342 B.C. in the ancient city of Amarna ...

In perhaps the most famous and enduring archaeological discovery in modern times, the unearthing of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, an otherwise obscure Egyptian pharaoh, in November 1922 captured ...

The 1922 discovery became a global media sensation—and captured the imagination of millions. When British archaeologist Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun’s tomb on November 26, 1922 ...

King Tutankhamen, often referred to as King Tut, is widely regarded ... Carter’s team discovered the once-forgotten entrance to the tomb of King Tutankhamen near the well-known entrance of ...

Nearly 100 years ago, the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was discovered. Here’s a look at one of the greatest archaeological finds in history. Tutankhamun was about age 9 when he became ...

After the discovery, it took years to move most of ... The mummified remains of King Tut himself, gold hands crossed, his head covered with a magnificent gold funerary mask, 25 pounds in weight ...

It's the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since King Tutankhamun's final resting place was found in 1922. A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission discovered Thutmose II's tomb in ...

Experts believe they have uncovered the secret of an ancient Egyptian ritual inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb. The legendary pharaoh’s tomb was discovered in 1922, filled with thousands of ...

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.

Unlike King Tut's burial, the newly discovered tomb is empty and does not contain a body. Shortly after Thutmose II was ...

Even as more of Tut’s story is poised to come to light, here are four things to know on the 100th anniversary of his tomb’s discovery. 1. Tut may not have been frail. Tutankhamun has a ...

entirely opposed to foolish superstitions,” he said, according to H.V.F. Winstone in his book “Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.” However, Lord Carnarvon’s death ...