He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is revealing the surprising reasons why he was given such a lavish send-off ...

This remarkable discovery is pegged as the most significant find since the unearthing of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, with around 3,500 years of history tucked within its depths.

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set to move to the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the ...

Last night a team of specialists performed a second round of radar scans inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun, as archaeologists continued investigating the theory that hidden chambers may lie ...

Visitors have just days left to see the boy king's world-famous gold funerary mask before it joins more than 5,000 artefacts from his tomb at the GEM, a $1-billion megaproject opening on July 3.

One corner of the museum displays the entire contents of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. More than 5,600 artefacts are reunited for the first time since they were uncovered by Howard Carter in 1922.

Smenkare was buried in tomb number KV55, located in front of Tutankhamun’s tomb, so it is likely that Meritaten could be buried in the tomb in front of her husband.

Royal occupation A sunken chamber in Amenhotep II’s tomb holds his sarcophagus, which— to the astonishment of the tomb’s discoverers—still contained the king’s mummy in 1898.

The Netherlands' national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam's infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art.

An Ancient Christian tomb complex dating back 1,500 years was discovered by a contractor who was clearing rubble beneath a destroyed house in Syria's Idlib province.