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The mummy of King Tut is put on public display for the first time -- 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered in Luxor's Valley of the Kings.
Does science have an answer to the secrets of the mummy's curse from the tomb of Tutankhamun?
"This is nature's irony at its finest... The same fungus once feared for bringing death may now help save lives." Not long ...
Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose lavish tomb became world-famous upon its discovery in 1922.
When King Tut's tomb was opened, those involved in the discovery started 'mysteriously' dying. Is the Curse of the Pharaohs real, or can it be explained in another way? Science has tried to explain ...
The depth of the writer’s commitment is tested when he meets with a Southern Californian tattooist proficient in ancient ...
Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else.
King Tut's mummy was decked out with jewelry —bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, finger rings, and amulets galore, made of gold and silver set with precious stones such as carnelian ...
A dreaded fungus known to inhabit tombs has been reconstituted as a treatment for leukemia and is performing as effectively ...
More of Tut’s story is poised to come to light in the coming years. Here are four things to know on the 100th anniversary of his tomb’s discovery.
How Howard Carter's amazing discovery of King Tut's tomb led to tales of a curse and ignited interest in the mummy's ancient mystery.
When people associated with excavating Tutankhamun's tomb started dying shortly after visiting, some people blamed a curse. Now experts suspect fungi.