The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 was one of the biggest of the 20th century but the man behind the find chose to ...

"This is nature's irony at its finest... The same fungus once feared for bringing death may now help save lives." Not long ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

Analysis - In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun ...

Soon, the elaborately decorated artifact will be transferred to the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum, joining more than 5,000 other items from the boy king's tomb ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy ...

Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...

The tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered in November 1922 by Howard Carter, but several members of the excavation team, including Carter's backer Lord Carnarvon, died mysteriously soon after.

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had genetic ties with Mesopotamian DNA.

A mold speculated to have been behind the deaths of a few who dared breach the tomb of Tutankhamun may be hiding a hopeful ...

Scientists think they've discovered the reason behind the reputed "curse" - and it could be a gamechanger in the fight ...