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, the most famous king and individual in all of Ancient Egypt, continues to make headlines despite having lived more than 3,300 years ago. And a result of his standing in modern pop ...

Tutankhamun’s golden mask. Credit: Roland Unger / CC BY-SA 3.0 More than a century after archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun, a new study suggests that a set of ...

Though he reigned for less than ten years, Tutankhamun, widely known as the Boy King, has become Ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh. His enduring legacy owes much to the spectacular discovery ...

THE mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence. The young pharaoh's untimely death at just 18 has baffled experts for ...

The famous Boy King pharaoh, Tutankhamun, ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332 - 1323 BC. He ascended the throne at just nine years old but died unexpectedly at the age of around 18. His tomb was ...

King of the 18th Dynasty. He came to the throne as a boy, and ruled ten years: it is not known what caused his death at around 16 or 17 years of age. He has been the most famous Pharaoh in modern ...

A team of scientists from Egypt's National Research Centre and Cairo University, working with two German DNA experts, examined tissue samples from several royal mummies, including Tutankhamun himself.

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb back in 1922 was one of the most remarkable finds of the 20th century. Located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the young pharaoh was found with more than ...

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