The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant ... earrings were reserved for women and children of noble birth. Fletcher argues their presence is inappropriate for a mature-age king.

That means that the pyramids were roughly 1,000 years old at the time of King Tut's birth. Given that the University College of London estimates that the life expectancy of ancient Egyptians was ...

To call King Tut’s genealogy complicated might be one of the biggest understatements in Egyptology. For example, Queen Nefertiti, once thought to be Tutankhamun’s birth mother, was actually his ...

The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant ... earrings were reserved for women and children of noble birth. Fletcher argues their presence is inappropriate for a mature-age king.

King Tutankhamun's cause of death has been a debate ... But this practice significantly increased the risk of genetic diseases and birth defects. 'Several pathologies including Köhler disease ...

Professor Fletcher suggested that the clues on the mask meant King Tut's burial was rushed. The young pharaoh was plagued with health issues due to Akhenaten marrying his sister who gave birth to ...

Royal names usually included birth names. "This is why I always ... her elder sister Meritaten joined her. The king who ruled after Tut likely didn't approve of this co-female rule and so probably ...

The latest Fox Nation series, "Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut" sets out on its own expedition of sorts to answer that question, all with the intent of also answering, if a curse isn't the ...

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set ...

The king’s mummy still lay inside the innermost ... a not uncommon practice in his time and place. His birth name wasn’t Tutankhamun but Tutankhaten, “living image of Aten.” ...