In 1922, the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, marked one of the most significant finds of ...

Ten years after ascending the throne, Tutankhamun is dead, leaving no heirs to succeed him. He is hastily buried in a small tomb, designed originally for a private person rather than a king.

King Tutankhamun ascended to the Egyptian throne at just nine years of age and ruled from 1332 BC to 1323 BC. In 1922, ...

The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt ... credited with launching the modern era of Egyptology. Tutankhamun took the throne as pharaoh around nine or ten years old and ruled ...

The discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 remains one ... II's wife and half-sister who ascended to the pharaoh's throne in tandem with Thutmose II and then her son Thutmose III.

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ago, the mystery of the boy king's ... ascended the throne aged 9 ...

Salah, a boy, wanders about with his uncle through the Cairo museum, where he is fascinated by the statues and especially the restauration work in progress on Tutankhamun's throne. His uncle tells ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo will be home to more than 100,000 artefacts, including King Tut's "cursed" iconic gold mask and sarcophagus. The museum covers an impressive 500,000 square feet ...

It wasn’t until the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb though that ... due to the minor role the Pharaoh had, ascending the throne aged eight and dying 10 years later. Finally, 100 years ...