Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else.

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 ...

King Tut’s skeleton has been dismantled and stuck back together, photographed and x-rayed, had CT scans and DNA tests. But do we now know how he died? Click on the theories and decide for yourself.

a king who, along with his wife Nefertiti and his son, Tutankhamun, has captured the modern imagination as much as any other figure from ancient Egypt. This anonymous skeleton, in contrast ...

The Curse of King Tut" follows the curse-laden mysteries surrounding those involved in discovering and excavating King Tut's tomb and the media frenzy that followed.

Art Images/Getty Images Considered the most important archaeological finding since King Tut’s tomb ... Buried in different rooms are an animal skeleton and oddly positioned human remains ...

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status ...