A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands.

‘Dinner With King Tut’ Review: The Taste of Ancient Egypt The nitty-gritty of life in previous human eras can’t always be accessed by textbook study.

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands."I studied archaeology because of Tut ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands.

But the star of the museum remains King Tut's collection of more than 5,000 objects -- many to be displayed together for the first time. Among them are his golden funeral mask, gilded coffins, golden ...

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum is still a must-see even with King Tut’s treasures having moved to Giza. (Photo by David Dickstein) ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, which is two decades in the making and houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, was supposed to host its official opening on July 3, 2025. That's now been pushed back.

The deadly fungus credited with killing the archaeologists that opened the tomb of King Tut might become a treatment for cancer ...