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 Egypt’s ...

On this day in 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is better known, was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter. The news grabbed the world by the scruff of its collective neck.

Broaden the lineup: Encore! Encore [“Les Passé,” by Richard Connelly, April 11]! Finally, someone has the balls to print what I’ve been saying about Theatre Under the Stars since I moved to the Bayou ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt has bewildered archaeologists since it’s been feared to be linked to the ...

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 ...

There is perhaps no other period in human history that has captured minds and imaginations quite like ancient Egypt. “Egyptomania,” or the intense interest in all thing Egypt, was first sparked by ...

On February 16, 1923, English archaeologist Howard Carter opened the final chamber in an Egyptian tomb, which he would soon confirm as the lost burial place of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun, also known as ...

Howard Carter achieved lasting fame for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Now, a century later, the archaeologist’s legacy may be tainted as new evidence confirms long-held suspicions ...

Tutankhamun was a battle-hardened warrior and not merely a sickly boy-king, new research suggests. Specialized photography uncovered signs of battle scars on the 18-year-old pharaoh’s 3,000-year-old ...

For three millennia, ancient Egypt reigned as one of the world's most advanced and powerful societies. To this day, artifacts and constructions showcasing the wealth, knowledge, and influence of the ...

Maybe the walls are disguising the undiscovered burial chamber of Nefertiti. Or “maybe it’s Al Capone’s safe.” By Franz Lidz More than three millenniums after Tutankhamun was buried in southern Egypt, ...