What Killed Tut? Scientists Crack the Case
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery surrounding the death of King Tut: The boy king took a tumble from a speeding chariot while hunting. New CT scans show Tut suffered a broken leg as well...
View ArticleMask Lifts, Reveals Tut's Face
King Tut, Egypt's famous boy-king, has shown his face publicly for the first time in about 3,000 years, BBC reports. Archaeologists worried about the effects of humidity on Tut removed the mummy from...
View ArticleDNA Tests Set for Baby Girls in King Tut's Tomb
The 3,000-year-old mummified remains of two stillborn baby girls found in King Tutankhamun's tomb will undergo DNA testing to dermine their relationship to Egypt's famous boy king and Queen Nefertiti....
View ArticleKing Tut 'Spontaneously Combusted' in His Coffin
The story of King Tut's death—and what followed—just got even more interesting, all thanks to a single piece of flesh. That remnant of Tutankhamun is the only one of its kind known to exist outside...
View Article3K Years Later, Pharaoh Statue Rises Again
In 1200BC, an earthquake took down a 43-foot statue of Amenhotep III, the grandfather of Tutankhamun. More than 3,200 years later, it's once again standing in Egypt, thanks to archaeologists who...
View ArticleKing Tut's Iconic Mask Breaks, 'Fix' Is Even Worse
What do you do if someone accidentally damages one of the world's most famous artifacts under your charge at the Egyptian Museum? Do you a) report it to the nation's antiquities ministry to ensure it's...
View ArticleHas Queen Nefertiti's Lost Tomb Been Found?
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922. Now, nearly a century later, a University of Arizona archaeologist says that tomb may hold a long-buried secret: the remains of Nefertiti . Nicholas Reeves...
View ArticleArchaeologist Heads to Egypt to Find Nefertiti's Tomb
British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves, who made news last month with his announcement that the long-lost tomb of Nefertiti is likely hidden behind secret doors in her son Tutankhamun's tomb, is headed...
View ArticleRadar to Join Hunt for Nefertiti's Tomb
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry granted preliminary approval for non-invasive Japanese radar to verify a theory that Queen Nefertiti's crypt may be hidden behind King Tut's 3,300-year-old tomb. A...
View ArticlePossible Major Secret Found Inside King Tut's Tomb
A team of archaeologists has taken a big step toward confirming a tantalizing theory about King Tut's tomb—one that might reveal the long-sought burial place of Queen Nefertiti. National Geographic...
View ArticleExperts '90%' Sure of Hidden Chamber in Tut's Tomb
Egyptian officials are now "approximately 90%" certain there's a hidden chamber inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun, AFP reports. And at least one archeologist believes he knows what it holds. "Clearly...
View ArticleWe'll Soon Know If Tut's Tomb Holds Secrets
First came the theory, then a dribble of updates: In August 2015, University of Arizona archaeologist Nicholas Reeves made the case that Tutankhamun's tomb also holds the remains of Nefertiti ....
View ArticleHidden Rooms Found in King Tut's Tomb
King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922, and nearly 100 years later, it may be giving up a millennia-old secret: Analysis of radar scans of his burial chamber carried out in November have...
View ArticleKing Tut's Wife Disappeared From History. She May Soon Be Found
The dig for King Tut's wife is officially on. Last July, archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced his team had located a possible tomb 16 feet underground in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Due to its location...
View ArticleHas Queen Nefertiti's Lost Tomb Been Found?
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922. Now, nearly a century later, a University of Arizona archaeologist says that tomb may hold a long-buried secret: the remains of Nefertiti . Nicholas Reeves...
View ArticleArchaeologist Heads to Egypt to Find Nefertiti's Tomb
British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves, who made news last month with his announcement that the long-lost tomb of Nefertiti is likely hidden behind secret doors in her son Tutankhamun's tomb, is headed...
View ArticleRadar to Join Hunt for Nefertiti's Tomb
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry granted preliminary approval for non-invasive Japanese radar to verify a theory that Queen Nefertiti's crypt may be hidden behind King Tut's 3,300-year-old tomb. A...
View ArticlePossible Major Secret Found Inside King Tut's Tomb
A team of archaeologists has taken a big step toward confirming a tantalizing theory about King Tut's tomb—one that might reveal the long-sought burial place of Queen Nefertiti. National Geographic...
View ArticleExperts '90%' Sure of Hidden Chamber in Tut's Tomb
Egyptian officials are now "approximately 90%" certain there's a hidden chamber inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun, AFP reports. And at least one archeologist believes he knows what it holds. "Clearly...
View ArticleWe'll Soon Know If Tut's Tomb Holds Secrets
First came the theory, then a dribble of updates: In August 2015, University of Arizona archaeologist Nicholas Reeves made the case that Tutankhamun's tomb also holds the remains of Nefertiti ....
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