He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

The "mummy mask of Tutankhamun is made of two sheets of solid gold inlaid with glass, faience [glazed ceramic], and semiprecious stones" and weighs 22.5 pounds (10.2 kilograms), Susan Allen, a ...

King Tutankhamun and the Mummy's Curse That Killed Nine Explorers. Published Nov 01, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT. By . Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK.

A dreaded fungus known to inhabit tombs has been reconstituted as a treatment for leukemia and is performing as effectively ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy king’s relatives among mummies thought to belong to the royal family ...

Tutankhamun's 'Mummy's Curse' and seven others which are believed to still exist today It's been a century since Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered, which was said to have unleashed the mythical ...

King Tutankhamun is one of the most popular Egyptian figures who ruled around 3,300 years ago. The discovery of King Tutankhamun's mummy in 1922 made headlines. Since the discovery, enthusiasts ...

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Egyptologists studying King Tutankhamun are piecing together what he may have looked like based on the remains of his mummy, personal artifacts, pharaoh portraits and figurines of his likeness.

Clues from Tutankhamun’s mummy and tomb items boost his physical standing, says Brier, of Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y. The young pharaoh might even have participated in warfare.

It's been a century since Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered, which was said to have unleashed the mythical ‘Mummy’s Curse’. Here, we look at several other historic relics that are believed ...