The first act of the drama begins in about 1390 B.C., several decades before Tutankhamun's birth, when the great pharaoh Amenhotep III assumes the throne of Egypt. Controlling an empire stretching ...

Salah, a boy, wanders about with his uncle through the Cairo museum, where he is fascinated by the statues and especially the restauration work in progress on Tutankhamun's throne. His uncle tells ...

It’s possible, Reeves argued, that Nefertiti’s mask had been reused due to the urgency surrounding King Tut’s burial. Given that the young pharaoh ascended to the throne at just nine years ...

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 ...

Unlike the pyramid that held the remains of King Tut, the newly found burials were ... He was the son of Akhenaten and took to the throne at the age of nine or ten. When Tut became king, he ...

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ... than 10 years after he ascended the throne aged 9, forced it to be quickly ...

A recent analysis by researchers from the University of York suggests that King Tutankhamun's iconic golden death mask may ...

Tutankhamun, popularly referred to as "King Tut" today, ruled from about 1332 B.C. until his death in about 1323 B.C. He ascended to the throne while still a child, and his rule was relatively short – ...

When Tutankhamun ascended to the throne, his administration restored the former religion. The current exhibition features images of the hawk with a gold solar disc on its head that represents Horus.