These ancient tombs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. The tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt is plagued with cracks, water damage and fungi, sparking fears that “disaster could strike at any moment” for ...

Nov. 4, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and soon the world will be inundated with Tut mania: books, TV programs, museum exhibitions, and even an opera about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt has bewildered archaeologists since it's been feared to be linked to the ...

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.

Tutankhamun was a battle-hardened warrior and not merely a sickly boy-king, new research suggests. Specialized photography uncovered signs of battle scars on the 18-year-old pharaoh’s 3,000-year-old ...

Since it was discovered in 1922, countless tourists have visited the famed tomb of King Tutankhamun, taking their toll on its historical treasures. Now, a nine-year conservation project has concluded, ...

For almost a century, King Tutankhamun has been the poster boy for Ancient Egypt. His death mask was sublimely, breathtakingly crafted over 3,300 years ago from 24 pounds of beaten gold, with eyeliner ...

A forthcoming BBC documentary aims to shed light on the life and death of King Tutankhamun, using state-of-the-art technology to perform a ‘virtual autopsy’ on his 3,000-year old remains. By using ...

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in the Journal of ...

There is perhaps no other period in human history that has captured minds and imaginations quite like ancient Egypt. “Egyptomania,” or the intense interest in all thing Egypt, was first sparked by ...