In his book, Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World, he quotes letters from the philologist Sir Alan Gardiner in which he complains about his "awkward" position after being told by an ...

For instance, Tutankhamun’s embalmers went to great lengths to mummify his penis in an erect position, possibly signifying a connection to the regenerative power of Osiris.. To bolster his ...

King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922, filled with a collection of thousands of priceless artifacts — some of which experts now believe were previously overlooked.

Tutankhamun inherited a throne tainted by the shifts in religious and political practices implemented by his father, Akhenaten. His reign had been hallmarked by the move from the capital city of ...

One hundred years after its discovery, the tomb of Tutankhamun remains one of the most famous archaeological finds of all time. Surrounding this fame is a mystery that has gripped the public ...

King Tutankhamun's mummified remains were found 100 years ago inside three gilded coffins, replicas of which are part of a new exhibit, “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures,” at COSI in ...

Tutankhamun – popularly known as "King Tut" in modern times – was an Egyptian king at the end of the 18th Dynasty, ruling from about 1332 B.C. until his death in 1323 B.C. at the estimated ...

Egyptologists studying King Tutankhamun are piecing together what he may have looked like based on the remains of his mummy, personal artifacts, pharaoh portraits and figurines of his likeness.

Despite discovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb in late 1922, it took several months for archaeologists to work their way through and catalogue the contents within the outer chambers.

In his book, Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World, he quotes letters from the philologist Sir Alan Gardiner in which he complains about his "awkward" position after being told by an ...