FatherAkhenaten KV55The identity of King Tut’s father has long been a mystery. One candidate is the heretic pharaoh, Akhenaten, who abandoned the gods of the state to worship a single deity.

If you can’t make it to Egypt, head to Washington, D.C., where “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures” puts visitors inside the artifact-stuffed rooms of King Tut’s tomb. It’s been a ...

Could another crypt as rich as King Tut's still lie buried in Egypt's fabled Valley of the Kings? "At first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle flame to ...

Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known, was the last of his dynasty of pharaohs. He ruled as a boy only for a short time. He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and ...

And the basis for this theory comes down to one rather small detail: earring holes. Earring Holes On King Tut’s Death Mask Suggest It Could Have Been Made For Someone Else Since the discovery of ...

Tut’s tomb may even contain further secrets ... me dated to this event—it had been shattered at the command of the king himself, not his successors. “It’s an odd thing for them to ...

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