These ancient tombs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. The tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt is plagued with cracks, water damage and fungi, sparking fears that “disaster could strike at any moment” for ...

Out of all the Egyptian pharaohs who graced the ancient land, Tutankhamun is remembered by people to date. The young king who died at the mere age of 17, is still remembered for his enigmatic life and ...

Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the archeological site. Burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamen, near Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Universal ...

The young pharaoh's tomb, initially discovered by a British archaeologist in 1922, is one of the most well-known in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt Mostafa Elshemy/Anadolu Agency/Getty A ...

Egyptian antiquities officials, led by Zahi Hawass and the country’s tourism and antiquities minister, announced the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new traveling exhibition about the ancient Egyptian Boy King Tutankhamun will open to the public in Boston starting this ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.

A new exhibition in Boston invites guests to follow the archaeological journey that uncovered the remarkably preserved tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun — the Boy King of ancient Egypt — just over a ...