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Since its discovery more than a century ago, the iconic burial mask of King Tut has remained perhaps the defining image of ...

Today millions have viewed Tutankhamun's treasures but questions remain over how the teenage king died. Now with the aid of forensic techniques we may be closer than ever to understanding this ...

By carrying out CT scans of King Tutankhamun's mummy, we were able in 2005 to show that he did not die from a blow to the head, as many people believed. Our analysis revealed that a hole in the ...

King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most ... finding mentions of body modifications that did not align with ancient Egyptian tradition. One document in particular, caught the attention ...

King Tutankhamun’s ... III had no such modification. Tutankhamun, plagued with health issues, likely had a clubfoot, cleft palate, and bone disease. He died at 19, possibly from an infection ...

If you can’t make it to Egypt, head to Washington, D.C., where “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures” puts visitors inside the artifact-stuffed rooms of King Tut’s tomb. It’s been a ...

King Tut the throne in 1332 BC around the age of 9, an appropriate age to wear earrings, but as he grew older during his reign, he would have stopped wearing them well before he died around the ...

Picture: HO/various sources/AFP Did King Tut really look like this ... from Ankhesenaten (She Lives for the God Aten). Tut was young when he died. Most estimates put him at about 19.