The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, is now slated to open at the end of 2025. Here's how to get a sneak peek and what's on display.

Archaeologists excavating an ancient necropolis near the Nile River have uncovered a 3,500-year-old burial site of a ...

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s 3000-year history. But he’s the most famous because his largely unlooted tomb revealed its wealth of golden artworks ...

Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else. The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s 3000-year history.

Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else. The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s 3000-year history.

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.

One of the most famous visages in archaeological history, that of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun, might not actually be the young king at all. After a re-examination of the original 1920s discovery ...

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.

Tutankhamun, known as the “Boy King,” came to the throne aged just nine and ruled Egypt for around nine years between ca. 1332 and 1323 BCE.

Tutankhamun took the throne as pharaoh around nine or ten years old and ruled between 1332 BC and 1323 BC. However, he died by the time he turned 18. What do you think? Be the first to comment.