Archeology
What did King Tatankhamun look like?
Egyptologists speculate that King Tutankhamun was relatively thin, walked with a limp, had a slightly elongated skull, and buck teeth based on his mummy, paintings, and…
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Pharaoh Tutankhamun possessed treasures from outside the Earth?
A fiery attack from extraterrestrials 29 million years ago created a unique material that has been sought after since ancient times: Libyan glass.
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Successfully reconstructed the portrait of pharaoh Tutankhamun's grandfather
Researchers recreated the portrait of pharaoh Amenhotep III, believed to be one of the wealthiest men in history.
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The mystery of the mummy of King Tut, the most luxurious pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose lavish tomb became world famous after its discovery in 1922.
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The scholar who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun was the thief of the antiquities
100 years after the discovery of the 3,300-year-old tomb, a previously unpublished letter confirms a long-held suspicion of Howard Carter stealing artifacts in the tomb.
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What's in the tombs of the pharaohs?
The tombs of early Egyptian pharaohs often contained simpler burial items than later generations due to the customs of each era.
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The mysteries behind King Tut .'s golden mask
Of the thousands of treasures unearthed from King Tut's final resting place, the golden mask is the most captivating. Beautiful and striking, its black eyes gaze at our…
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Top 6 biggest mysteries about the great king Tutankhamun of Egypt have been solved
After nearly a century of research and investigation, archaeologists have deciphered 6 mysteries about Tutankhamun, the king famous for the curse of 'Egyptian mummies'
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'Golden moment' at the opening of King Tutankhamun's casket
One of the famous historical photographs taken by archaeologist Harry Burton in Egypt in 1925 was first tinted, helping to highlight the importance of the discovery.
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The curse of the hatred's punishment glass
The treasures of gold and silver seem to have been enveloped by a mysterious aura since they were brought into the tomb with Pharaoh.
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Drawings in the youngest pharaoh tomb in Egypt reveal concussion
The discovery on the wall inside the tomb of Egyptian emperor Tutankhamun reveals the harsh reality of the ancient Egyptian power struggle.
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The mysterious trumpet carries the curse of the Egyptian pharaoh
The pharaoh's horn was famously used only three times in the past 3,000 years. But every time he spoke, a disaster soon followed.
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First time opening a mysterious box in the tomb of the youngest king in Egypt
Archaeologists recently decided to open a mysterious box found inside the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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Few knew before Egypt's most famous Pharaoh Tut had two female Pharaohs reigning for a while
The new hypothesis suggests that before Tutankhamun - King Tut, Egypt's most famous pharaoh was enthroned, the country was ruled by two women.
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Restoring the coffin of King Tutankhamun for the first time in nearly 100 years
This is the largest and also the only coffin left in the tomb of the young king in Luxor, after two smaller ones were transferred to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's capit…