When Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, he not only found over five thousand artifacts but transformed archaeology into a science of preservation and wonder. In the autumn of 1922, ...

The tomb of King Tutankhamun — better known as King Tut — is at risk of being destroyed, but one researcher is working to save it. A 2025 study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal NPJ ...

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 ...

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh like no other: a minor during his reign, but mighty after his death. He only ruled for 10 years before his untimely death at age 19, but when his tomb was discovered in 1922 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new traveling exhibition about the ancient Egyptian Boy King Tutankhamun will open to the public in Boston starting this February. The exhibition, titled “Discovering King Tut’s Tomb,” will launch ...

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 A 2025 study explores ways to preserve ...

Inside King Tut's subterranean burial chamber, against a backdrop of murals, Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, removes padding to reveal the young pharaoh's remains. Kenneth ...

The iconic tomb — located in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt — is one of the most poorly preserved in the area Flash flooding as well as fault lines have contributed to the degradation of ...