The cover of Christina Riggs’s Photographing Tutankhamun: Archaeology, Ancient Egypt, and the Archive (image courtesy of Bloomsbury Visual Arts) “Tut-mania” seems eternal. At this very moment, ...

The tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor is in its most fragile state since its discovery in 1922, with cracks spreading across ceilings, rock layers peeling under humidity, and mural colours fading under the ...

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 ...

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 ...

For decades, archaeologists searched the Valley of the Kings, chasing traces of forgotten pharaohs beneath Egypt’s endless sands. Now, after years of patient survey work, they’ve uncovered something ...

Experts believe they have uncovered the secret of an ancient Egyptian ritual inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb. The legendary pharaoh’s tomb was discovered in 1922, filled with thousands of priceless ...

They are, by the archaeologist’s own admission, some of the more mundane objects pulled from Tutankhamun’s glittering tomb. Call them what you like—mud trays, clay troughs, unbaked earthen dishes—but ...

Photos show vivid colors bringing a mural brought back to life. CAIRO -- A symposium to celebrate the success of a decade-long restoration project on the tomb of King Tutankhamun was held Thursday in ...

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 ...

On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 years, ...

An iron dagger discovered within Tutankhamun's tomb was identified as originating from an iron meteorite. In 2016, Italian researchers confirmed the dagger's cosmic source by analyzing its elemental ...