The mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence.

To mark the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum on 3 July, Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities Zahi ...

Unlike the fanfare surrounding King Tut's tomb, this mysterious Egyptian mummy received relatively little attention at the time despite its unique characteristics. The circumstances of the ...

As Carter’s examination of Tut’s mummy revealed ... says Hittite texts recount an Egyptian attack on Kadesh, in today’s Syria, shortly before the king’s death. Tutankhamun “may actually ...

King Tut ruled Egypt for only nine years before he died ... The results suggested that King Tut was the son of the anonymous mummy in tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings. His mother, also ...

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

Clues point to the mummy found ... likely caused King Tut's frail health. DNA shows his parents were siblings, or at lease very close relatives - a common practice in ancient Egypt.

Experts say this royal inbreeding likely caused King Tut’s frail health. DNA shows his parents were siblings, or at lease very close relatives – a common practice in ancient Egypt. Mummy of ...