"This is nature's irony at its finest... The same fungus once feared for bringing death may now help save lives." Not long ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently ...

For more than a century, Egyptologists have debated King Tut's cause of death. But a DNA analysis has brought them closer to understanding what killed the boy king.

AT 430. WHAT DOES A PHARAOH BORN OVER 3000 YEARS AGO HAVE TO DO WITH THE BILTMORE ESTATE? WELL, MORE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. AN EXHIBITION CALLED TUTANKHAMUN HIS TOMB AND HIS TREASURES OPENED THERE ...

Archaeology & History 3 Astonishing Artifacts Found Inside the Newly Unearthed Pharaoh’s Tomb Though damaged, the artifacts found in the tomb contain important clues to the pharaoh's identity.

The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s 3000-year history. But he’s the most famous because his largely unlooted tomb revealed its wealth of golden artworks ...

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.

King Tut's mummified corpse has been a source of intrigue since his tomb's discovery in 1922. Those who desecrated his tomb, however, were said to be followed by "disease, pestilence and death." ...

King Tut is the subject of the new pop-up exhibition “Tutankhamen: His Tomb and His Treasures” at Rhode Island Center on Brentwood Road in Northeast D.C. from May 2 to July 31.

To call King Tut’s genealogy complicated might be one of the biggest understatements in Egyptology. For example, Queen Nefertiti, once thought to be Tutankhamun’s birth mother, was actually his ...

Queen Tut became a local celebrity and her birthday was celebrated in August each year, with up to 20,000 people attending these parties. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive ...