The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt has bewildered archaeologists since it’s been feared to be linked to the mysterious deaths of multiple excavators who discovered it in 1922.

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh like no other: a minor during his reign, but mighty after his death. He only ruled for 10 years before his untimely death at age 19, but when his tomb was discovered in 1922 ...

On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was ...

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun 's mummified remains. What followed wasn't ...

The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Discovering a young pharaoh's ancient, long-dormant tomb sent the media into a frenzy in the 1920s – but uncovering one mystery invited another when the financier of the expedition died a sudden, ...

For decades, archaeologists searched the Valley of the Kings, chasing traces of forgotten pharaohs beneath Egypt’s endless ...

The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet of widespread opiate use in ancient Egypt. A recently analyzed alabaster v ...

A suitcase, believed to have belonged to the explorer who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb, was found under a bed and sold at auction for £12,000, ($15,000), skyrocketing over its presale estimate of ...

Photos show vivid colors bringing a mural brought back to life. CAIRO -- A symposium to celebrate the success of a decade-long restoration project on the tomb of King Tutankhamun was held Thursday in ...