The intact burial—unearthed on this day in 1922—contained a “wonderful ... it became evident that the chambers discovered … must be the tomb of Tutankhamun,” Carter wrote.

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

On Nov. 26, 1922, the world of archeology scored the motherlode with the finding of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt. Archaeologist Howard Carter beat the odds and discovered the mostly-untouched ...

The names of the two men who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb are almost as famous as the young pharaoh himself. After a six-year search, on 4 November 1922 it was British archaeologist Howard Carter ...

The stunning 1922 find of Tutankhamun’s tomb opened a window ... and what archaeologists have learned a century since the discovery of the young pharaoh’s tomb. Mysteries of King Tut: What ...

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 ...

When King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922, some believed the Egyptian pharaoh unleashed a powerful curse upon all who dared to disturb his eternal slumber. If you can only name one Egyptian ...

He ruled as a boy only for a short time. He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and full of treasures in 1922. Tutankhamun became pharaoh after the death of his father ...

Tutankhamun's solid gold funeral mask has ... have remained written out of the official story of the momentous 1922 discovery. "Most names have disappeared from the archaeological record.

The discovery of Tutankhamun in his original resting place ... When Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened in 1922, he was wearing a collar made of flowers. They were in good condition because they were sealed ...