As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ago, the mystery of the boy king's death has captivated historians and ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy ...

Objects found in the tomb of Tutankhamun indicate that the Boy King was the first pharaoh ever to undergo a funerary rite designed to re-animate his mummified body in the afterlife. Known as the ...

Known as the 'boy king', Tutankhamun has captured the world's attention for more than a century, after his tomb was uncovered in 1922. He is believed to have been one of the youngest leaders in ...

Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, ... The boy king died around 1323 B.C. at about age 18. His death was likely unexpected, and his tomb appears to have been hastily finished.

Tutankhamun was a battle-hardened warrior and not the sickly boy-king of legend, experts have claimed. It has entered historical folklore that Egypt's most famous king was frail and deformed, with ...

Inside All About History 122: Discover what Tutankhamun, boy king of Egypt, was really like. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works .

A file photo of the sign for Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Aspergillus fungus may have been lying dormant in the boy king's tomb for millennia.

Popular lore suggests that Tutankhamun, the boy-king whose immaculate tomb opened a window into the riches of ancient Egypt, was a frail pharaoh. Much of the evidence for this assertion comes from ...

The sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun. The boy-king died around the age of 18. Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images "All in all, it's remarkable that [King Tut], the best-known ruler in ...

Soon, the elaborately decorated artifact will be transferred to the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum, joining more than 5,000 other items from the boy king's tomb ...