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King Tut’s infamous tomb likely wasn’t his, new research reveals By . ... And 3000 years of history demonstrate earrings were reserved for women and children of noble birth.
Only living into her mid-20s, Ankhesenamun became the Queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty when she married King Tut.
Howard Carter exploited children while excavating King Tut’s tomb. We know from photographs that Carter used Egyptian children as workers on the King Tut excavation.
After a re-examination of the original 1920s discovery, experts now believe even more strongly that King Tut’s golden burial mask wasn’t originally intended for him at all and was likely ...
A person poses for a photo in front a large replica of National Geographic's Sept. 2010 magazine cover at the Beyond King Tut Immersive Experience, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in New York.
King Tutankhamun did more in death for the knowledge of ancient Egypt than he accomplished in his short life. Here's what you need to know about the boy king.
Nearly 5,400 cultural, political, religious, and historical objects were found inside King Tut’s tomb. Combined, they depicted what life was like in the Nile Valley during King Tut’s reign mo… ...
A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status ...
Tutankhamun – popularly known as "King Tut" in modern times – was an Egyptian king at the end of the 18th Dynasty, ruling from about 1332 B.C. until his death in 1323 B.C. at the estimated age ...
The exhibit coincides with the 100th anniversary of the tomb's discovery, a watershed moment in archeology. "Beyond King Tut" opens Friday in New York City and is already open in Washington, D.C ...