Four trays and four staff found in Tutankhamun's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings may have been used in an ancient ...

The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...

Objects found in the tomb of Tutankhamun indicate that the Boy King was the first pharaoh ever to undergo a funerary rite ...

A century after the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, some overlooked objects may reveal clues to a forgotten ancient ...

This story appears in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Sometimes the most powerful commentary on a king is made by those who are silent. One morning in Amarna, a village in ...

A collection of roughly made clay trays and wooden staffs found among the golden treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb may offer the earliest evidence of an important ancient Egyptian royal funerary ...

In 1922, the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, marked one of the most significant finds of the 20th century. The tomb, which contained more than 5,000 priceless ...

Pharaohs were the kings of Ancient Egypt. They ruled over the land, collected taxes from the people, enforced the law and led the Egyptian army against invaders. Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is ...

The discovery of wooden staffs and clay trays near the sarcophagus of King Tut might be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the Awakening of Osiris. As its name suggests, this ritual is ...