Tutankhamun: the mystery of the boy pharaoh's pierced ears
Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ...
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Why the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb Was the Most Significant Archaeological Find of the 20th Century
The intact burial—unearthed on this day in 1922—contained a "wonderful" cache of objects linked to the ancient Egyptian ...
Ancient Egypt breakthrough as face of Tutankhamun's grandmother reconstructed
King Tutankhamun’s grandmother’s face has been reconstructed by a Photoshop artist using her 3,400-year-old mummified remains ...
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The boy king comes to the Louisiana Art & Science Museum to celebrate a fellow Ancient Egyptian
The certified reproduction of the King Tutankhamun's gilded inner coffin from art collector Giovanni Amin's collection is on ...
Researchers claim Tutankhamun's burial mask may have been made for a woman—but there is reason to doubt
Since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been ...
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Curse of the boy king: Unsealing King Tut's tomb and the curse-laden cascade of death that followed
After years of deliberately searching, the first step to Tutankhamun's tomb had been uncovered by accident. Legend had it – the king's illustrious resting place was sacred, and misfortune would ...
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'Overlooked' clue on Tutankhamun's death mask that could re-define the boy-king's death
King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most iconic Egyptian relics, but researchers claim it may not have been intended for the late pharaoh. A team from the University of York in the UK ...
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New analysis suggests Tutankhamun's golden mask belonged to another
A recent analysis by researchers from the University of York suggests that King Tutankhamun's iconic golden death mask may not have been originally crafted for the young pharaoh. Led by Professor ...
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Tutankhamun, the most famous of all pharaohs for the past hundred years
His name: Tutankhamun. Traveling back one hundred years exactly to the morning of November 4, 1922, when the British archaeologist Howard Carter arrived in the Valley of the Kings, where he was ...
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Who was Tutankhamun?
Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known, was the last of his dynasty of pharaohs. He ruled as a boy only for a short time. He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and ...