On an April evening in 1939, an estimated 150 million listeners from across the globe tuned in to a remarkable BBC radio ...

Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else. The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in Egypt’s ...

The long anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), originally slated for July, is finally going ahead this weekend. The $1 billion, 120-acre complex just outside Cairo promises to take ...

Howard Carter achieved lasting fame for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Now, a century later, the archaeologist’s legacy may be tainted as new evidence confirms long-held suspicions ...

Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. Scientists even think King Tut himself may have used the substance. The findings mean opium use ...

The tomb of the boy king Tutankhamen created a sensation from the moment it was uncovered in 1922. One of the few royal burial chambers that survived the centuries relatively intact, it was by far the ...

"There are many illustrations and depictions in Egyptian art with King Tut wearing his crown, with the serpent on the front, so that's why we opted to go with it." In the documentary, Egyptian ...