The mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence.

Clues point to the mummy found in tomb KV55 ... One of the most famous items found in Tutankhamun's tomb was the distinctive Death Mask which was placed on the young King's face.

A century after the world's most exciting archaeological find – the tomb of Tutankhamun – we can witness the dramatic scenes ...

Tutankhamun's burial mask is made of gold and precious stones ... The four troughs and four staffs encircled Tutankhamun’s mummy, maybe meant to represent cardinal directions and “symbolically ...

Another enduring mystery is the identity of Tutankhamun’s mother. Egyptologists have long debated whether she was Queen Kiya, Queen Nefertiti, or a lesser-known figure referred to in mummy ...

Tutankhamun’s golden death mask. Photo: Stockphoto Press Portrait ... Clues point to the mummy found in tomb KV55 — believed to be the controversial pharaoh Akhenaten — as his father ...

“The problem with Tutankhamun is that you have an embarrassment ... inside the sarcophagus and gazed at the gold and lapis lazuli mask atop Tut’s mummy. Three weeks later, after cutting ...

including Tutankhamun's mummy and death mask. Tutankhamun died aged 19 in 1324 BC after reigning for nine years. His 11-kilo (24.2-pound) solid gold funerary mask is encrusted with lapis lazuli ...