A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him.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 ...

King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most iconic Egyptian relics, but researchers claim it may not have been intended for the late pharaoh. A team from the University of York in the UK ...

King Tutankhamun has captivated the world since his tomb was discovered in 1922. Unearthed by British archaeologist Howard Carter, it was the first time a pharaoh's burial chamber had been found ...

Tutankhamun ruled Egypt from the age of about nine until his death aged 18 For more than 3,200 years, the tomb of Tutankhamun lay untouched beneath the shimmering sands of Egypt. But, as a new ...

His name: Tutankhamun. Traveling back one hundred years exactly to the morning of November 4, 1922, when the British archaeologist Howard Carter arrived in the Valley of the Kings, where he was ...

Depictions of the symbol have been found in ancient Egypt dating to around 1300 BCE, with the earliest known inscription of ...

Tutankhamun: Older? I’ve been king since I was nine you know. Child: Wow! I wasn’t even allowed to walk to school on my own and you’re in charge of a whole country? Tutankhamun: I do have ...

When complete, the museum will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Ernest Harold Jones, from Barnsley, sparked interest in finding ...

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him.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 female or ...