The city was founded by Akhenaten, a king who, along with his wife Nefertiti and his son, Tutankhamun, has captured the modern imagination as much as any other figure from ancient Egypt.

Image caption, In the U.S the name Tutankhamun was shortened to King Tut and inspired Egyptian-themed music and dances. There were two rival hit records about the pharaoh, with lyrics such as ...

Are the two mummified fetuses found in his tomb King Tutankhamun's own prematurely born children, or tokens of purity to accompany him into the afterlife? Icon of ancient Egypt, the teenage ...

But experts now think it was more likely to have been a fall. Today King Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, mostly thanks to the determination andpersistence of ...

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in the region of Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered, which they say 'reconstructs history.' They uncovered 11 wooden coffins, including ...

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 ...

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in the region of Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered, which they say 'reconstructs history.' They uncovered 11 wooden coffins, including ...

If you can’t make it to Egypt, head to Washington, D.C., where “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures” puts visitors inside the artifact-stuffed rooms of King Tut’s tomb. It’s been a ...

The gold burial mask of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AMIR MAKAR/AFP Some historians have suggested that the dual qualities of the snake — as both a ...

Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition is coming to London, allowing you to experience Ancient Egypt like never before ...