THE mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence.

The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb filled with treasure. When Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the chamber in 1922, he logged its contents: chariots, furniture, ...

Researchers identified walking impairment and malarial disease sustained by Tutankhamun, supported by the discovery of canes ...

The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...

Since the tomb of King Tut was found, a set of four clay troughs were thought stands for wooden staffs. New research suggests ...

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the ...

Tut's head, scanned in .62-millimeter slices to register its intricate structures, takes on eerie detail in the resulting image. With Tut's entire body similarly recorded, a team of specialists in ...

This story appears in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mummies capture our imaginations and our hearts. Full of secrets and magic, they were once people who lived and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Scientists think they've discovered a hidden tomb behind King Tutankhamun's burial chamber. Since some aspects of the chamber point to a Queen's burial ground, and ...

Tutankhamun's tomb, discovered by archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings on Nov. 4, 1922, was found loaded with treasures. Some of those artifacts, like his death mask, are widely known.

One thing that people have long pondered is King Tut's cause of death which, with the help of modern day technology, ...

"Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures" collection also includes true-to-size statues, chambers, tombs, coffins, furniture, weapons, games and more. From Egypt to Biltmore: King Tutankhamun ...