On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 years, ...

Experts believe they have uncovered the secret of an ancient Egyptian ritual inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb. The legendary pharaoh’s tomb was discovered in 1922, filled with thousands of priceless ...

The face is certainly supposed to be Tutankhamun's, it's just that the experts have found evidence that it wasn't meant to be the face on the original mask after all. Instead, they reckon the death ...

One hundred years ago, archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled across the tomb of ancient Egypt’s King Tutankhamun. Carter’s life was never the same. Neither was the young pharaoh’s afterlife. Newspapers ...

How did chemist Alfred Lucas, dubbed "Egypt's Sherlock Holmes," save the fragile treasures recovered from King Tut's tomb?

Jan. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1777, the Continental Army commanded by Gen. George Washington defeated the British at Princeton, N.J. In 1870, construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, designed ...

A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in an Egyptian burial chamber came with a complicated history: Ancient writing on the stone container showed that it had been used twice, but while its second occupant ...

The golden sarcophagus of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in a restoration lab at the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza — Khaled DESOUKI It's one of the 20th century's most iconic photos: ...

The golden sarcophagus of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in a restoration lab at the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza - Copyright AFP/File Khaled DESOUKI ...

The tomb of King Tut, Egypt’s short-lived ruler who marked the end of the 18th dynasty, was discovered 100 years ago. King Tutankhamun was born in 1342 B.C. in the ancient city of Amarna, ascended to ...