The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ... corner of the tomb. Carter concluded that they were stands which once propped up four gold-plated staffs. But more than a century later, a researcher has ...

In King Tut's burial chamber, a rite known as the "Awakening of Osiris" may have been performed, according to evidence of mysterious artifacts ... of Tutankhamun's tomb when he noticed that ...

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

They are, by the archaeologist’s own admission, one of the more mundane objects pulled from Tutankhamun’s glittering tomb. Call them ... “The king was being shown as Osiris, more so than ...

This resulted in the king being the sole ... about funerary practices from Tutankhamun's tomb, there are objects which are still being reinterpreted. The artifacts in focus are a set of four ...

Unlike Tut, the tomb of Ramses II in the Valley of the Kings was looted of its ritual artifacts ... and later wed the daughter of a Hittite king. Ramses II remains as well the figurehead, an ...

The famous Boy King pharaoh, Tutankhamun, ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332 - 1323 BC. He ascended the throne at just nine years old but died unexpectedly at the age of around 18. His tomb was ...

This citadel harbored a veritable treasure trove of impressive artifacts and structures. A sarcophagus that contained the mummified liver of King Tutankhamun, Egypt’s most iconic pharaoh.

THE mystery of what killed King Tutankhamun may finally be solved — after scientists unearthed groundbreaking DNA evidence. The young pharaoh's untimely death at just 18 has baffled experts for ...

King Tutankhamun, who ruled Egypt for ... Tutankhamun's almost untouched burial and more than 5,000 artifacts. King Tutankhamun's tomb contained six disassembled chariots. Many artistic depictions ...

That dig, conducted by British archaeologist Howard Carter, unearthed the boy king's nearly intact remains along with more than 5,000 artifacts ... Tut was the son of the anonymous mummy in tomb ...

Tutankhamun's burial mask is made of gold and precious stones. Mark Fischer via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb filled with ...