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

Carter and his team first laid eyes on the forgotten King on Feb. 16, 1923, when they broke through the sealed door of his burial chamber. A view of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Karnak, Luxor ...

The door was discovered as part of a joint Egyptian ... and is the last missing tomb of the kings of the 18th dynasty in Egypt. King Tut's tomb is one of best preserved of all those found ...

A hieroglyphic seal on the door identified what lay beyond: King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Tutankhamun assumed power around 1334 B.C., when he was about 10 years old. His reign lasted nearly a decade ...

But after 15 years of unsuccessful toil, Carter finally struck gold in 1922: He found steps going down into the desert floor that would reveal a buried tomb, doors still sealed shut. After its ...

Tutankhamun was one of the last Ancient ... the presence of hidden hieroglyphics that could reveal a 'hidden door' to the tomb of Queen Nefertiti. World-renowned British archaeologist Nicholas ...

Hieroglyphics hidden in the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen ... Cartouches depicting Tutankhamen, known in the modern world as King Tut, being buried by his successor Ay were painted over ...

You would not have had that decoration in the tomb of Tutankhamun,” he told the Guardian ... what seem to be the traces of two sealed doors, which he believes will lead to the undiscovered ...

King Tutankhamen, often referred to as King Tut, is widely regarded ... also emerged from the tomb, the museum said. Relieved from its 3,000-year duty of guarding the door, a 6-foot-tall statue ...

The interest in Tutankhamun's tomb remains strong even ... On November 26, 1922, Carter made a small opening in the door of the tomb and looked inside. When asked by Earl Carnarvon if he saw ...