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

Ancient Egyptian culture was built around religious symbology ... A computer illustration showing the layout of the tomb of ...

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask. That beard may have been an afterthought when ...

Ancient Egyptian culture was built around religious ... A computer illustration showing the layout of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. Hand-me-down king King Tut was only nine when ...

Carter discovered the steps leading to his burial chamber on Nov. 4, 1922, in the wind-swept Valley of the Kings at Luxor, ...

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status ...

New research suggests Tutankhamun’s iconic golden mask may have originally belonged to another royal figure, possibly Queen ...

Tutankhamun is one of the most well-known pharaohs of his time, becoming the rule of Egypt aged just nine and was only at the ...