Highlights from this massive archaeological museum include the complete collection of treasures discovered within King Tut’s ...

November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun’s mummified remains. What followed wasn’t scientific triumph – it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, ...

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Egypt’s new museum opens to public after lavish ...

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) -- King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public -- more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- King Tut wasn't murdered by a blow to the head, nor was his chest crushed in an accident. But after ruling out those longtime theories, the most revealing tests ever performed on the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter, guided by the flickering light of oil lamps, ventured into the ...

CAIRO -- King Tut hasn't been around for a few thousand years, but his power remains: After a botched repair job of the famed pharaoh's beard left scratches on his burial mask, Egyptian prosecutors ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has finally opened its doors after years of waiting and a $1.2 billion investment. Visitors can see the world's largest museum dedicated to one civilization starting in ...

This suggests similar alabaster vessels from the time period—often made from soft calcite stone and used for perfumes and ...