The mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence.

Had workmen done a rushed job in setting up the chamber, had long-ago tomb robbers ... Indeed, Tutankhamun’s mummified remains were themselves symbolic. “The king was being shown as Osiris ...

The results suggested that King Tut was the son of the anonymous mummy in tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings. His mother, also anonymous, was possibly buried in tomb KV35. 'Unfortunately as ...

was still around the head of Tutankhamun when Howard Carter opened the royal coffin more than three thousand two hundred years after the young king died. The two protective deities, represented by ...

King Tutankhamun, who ruled Egypt for nine years before dying at the age of 18, remains one of the most famous pharaohs in history, mainly due to the discovery of his tomb in 1922, which became a ...

The famous Boy King pharaoh, Tutankhamun, ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332 - 1323 BC. He ascended the throne at just nine years old but died unexpectedly at the age of around 18. His tomb was ...

The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were unearthed in Egypt. A recent study published in the Journal of Egyptian ...