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

The oldest confirmed case of the plague outside of Eurasia has been detected in an ancient Egyptian mummy. Dating back to ...

Tutankhamun is probably the most studied mummy in the world, with the possible exception of Otzi the Iceman. The most recent studies of Tutankhamun using sophisticated CT scans have shown that his ...

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 ...

Archaeologists struck gold by discovering 13 golden tongues, nails, and other priceless treasures in an Ancient Egyptian mass ...

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.

The exhibit is made up of some 200 reproduced pieces of artifacts found in King Tut's tomb and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the museum's mummy. If the idea of mummies doesn't grab their ...

A group of urban explorers came across an unusual find in an abandoned Midlands house. While exploring the abandoned building ...

Some of the mummies discovered recently in the Ptolemaic-era tombs were found with pieces of gold shaped into the form of a ...

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.

By comparison, Tutankhamun’s nearby tomb was modest and mundane, except for his mummy, which is still on display. Intricate details in the Temple of Hathor. Similarly impressive was female ...

"But our mummy really didn't live in the time of King Tut," said Beth Welch, assistant curator and museum preparator. "He lived in Egypt during the Ptolemaic period between 323 B.C. to 30 B.C ...