King Tutankhamun's tomb yielded a fascinating pair of sandals, intricately designed with depictions of his vanquished enemies on the soles. These symbolic shoes, made of wood and bark, represented the ...

Egyptologist Howard Carter first laid eyes on the preserved tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt back in 1922. An exhibit coming to Boston wants to take visitors back to that time in history to see the ...

On February 16, 1923, English archaeologist Howard Carter opened the final chamber in an Egyptian tomb, which he would soon confirm as the lost burial place of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun, also known as ...

Evidence from statues, inscriptions, and royal regalia suggests that one or more of Tutankhamun’s sisters may have ruled Egypt while he was still a child. The unusual artistic depictions from the late ...

In a BBC archive clip from 1936, the archaeologist Howard Carter describes the moment on 12 February 1924 when he and his team became the first people in 3,300 years to meet the Egyptian boy king.

Ancient Egypt, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, is full of mysteries. From eerie Egyptian curses that make even the biggest skeptics feel uneasy to a bust that may or may not depict the famous ...

Those who've meddled with Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb have supposedly carried his curse to their graves - with death often coming swiftly after seeing the boy king. Today marks the anniversary of the ...

Those who have disturbed the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun have bore his mark until death - which often comes about quite quickly after contact with the boy king. It is the anniversary of the tomb being ...