The Grand Egyptian Museum has been in the works for over two decades. Construction ground to a halt during the Arab Spring a ...

King Tutankhamun, affectionately known as King Tut, remains one of the most captivating figures in ancient Egyptian history. Despite his short reign, his tomb's discovery in 1922 revealed a treasure ...

A recent study by researchers from the University of York suggests that one of Egypt’s most famous artifacts, the death mask ...

David Silverman: Tutankhamun’s parents were most likely brother and sister ... This time I had the opportunity, along with Dr. Zahi Hawass, to choose some of the artifacts. Everybody thinks of the ...

Since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been examined countless times. But new details continue to surprise archaeologists.

Exploring King Tut’s Tomb and the Amin Egyptian Collection.' The exhibit is made up of some 200 reproduced pieces of ...

New research by a team at the University of York suggests the pierced ears on Tutankhamun's burial mask were originally for female or young royalty. This adds to the ongoing debate regarding the ...

Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else. The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in ...

The artifacts in Tutankhamun's tomb reflect the lifestyle in the royal palace and include items he would have used in daily life, such as clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, incense, furniture ...

On November 26th, history has witnessed a remarkable array of events that have shaped our world in profound ways. Starting ...

which featured the golden treasures of boy king Tutankhamun along with more than 170,000 other artifacts. The long-awaited (and air-conditioned) Grand Egyptian Museum recently opened several of ...