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 ...

How Howard Carter's amazing discovery of King Tut's tomb led to tales of a curse and ignited interest in the mummy's ancient mystery.

"Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut" follows the curse-laden mysteries surrounding those involved in discovering and excavating King Tut's tomb and the media frenzy that followed.

Tutankhamun’s mummified body reveals he was about 18 when he died in 1323 BC. He had a club foot and would have walked with a serious limp.

Mummies have been a long-time favorite Halloween costume option– since toilet paper and gauze can do a bang-up job on a budget. Plus, the iconic legend of King Tut’s Curse only adds to the ...

To write his latest book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean joined a group of experimental archaeologists who learn by doing.

The linen was then replaced over Tut's narrow body so only his face and tiny feet were exposed, and the 19-year-old king, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was moved ...

Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else.

Whether King Tut was really a tough dude is open to speculation, but one tomb object depicts him standing on a paddle board with a harpoon and handheld rope for recovering it.

According to the researchers, the mask was actually created for a high-status female who most likely was the stepmother of King Tut, whose body was never discovered.

Are the Pyramids So Old Even King Tut Might Have Considered Them Ancient? Known as the “boy king,” Tutankhamun died mysteriously at the age of 19.

Biltmore exhibit of the contents of the tomb of the "boy king" shows they don’t have funerals like King Tut’s these days.