The nitty-gritty of life in previous human eras can’t always be accessed by textbook study. The flavor and feel of the past ...

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The ancient leader, commonly referred to simply as King Tut, ruled Egypt from 1,332 – 1,323 B.C., taking the throne at the age of just eight or nine, and passing away when he was around 18 years ...

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

Analysis - In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun ...

The tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered in November 1922 by Howard Carter, but several members of the excavation team, ...

Egypt discovers first royal tomb in over a century 00:35. Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient ...

Ancient Egypt breakthrough as mystery behind curse of King Tut's tomb solved ... Egyptologist Arthur Weigall - who was King Tut’s tomb when it was opened - died of cancer, aged 54, in 1934.

King Tutankhamun Video summary. This video gives pupils an understanding of the life and death of King Tutankhamun. It explains how we have been able to find out about life in Ancient Egypt by the ...

Archaeologists in Egypt say they have unearthed the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, ... also known as King Tut. ... Thutmose was a king of ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty.

In “Dinner With King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations,” Mr. Kean spends time with various specialists devoted to ...