Tutankhamun was named Tutankh-aten ("the living image of Aten") at birth, but took the name of Amun back when Thebes was restored as the capital city of Egypt after his accession. This time (known ...

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 ...

Egyptologist Elizabeth Frood takes us back a century to experience the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb exactly as it happened, all thanks to the colourisation of the original photos and film.

The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were unearthed in Egypt. A recent study published in the Journal of Egyptian ...

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 ...

A trove of more than 160 treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun has been transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, ahead of its long awaited launch ...

Located in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Tutankhamun's tomb, discovered on November 4, 1922, by Howard Carter, contained more than 5,000 artifacts. Among these were treasures such as statues ...

To mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, this documentary offers, for the first time ever, an extraordinary opportunity to meet the Pharoah , and relive those unique ...