Was the throne held by a Queen before Tutankhamun was old enough to rule? If so, who was this Queen? Or even better, as this ...

Tutankhamun inherited a throne tainted by the shifts in religious and political practices implemented by his father, Akhenaten. His reign had been hallmarked by the move from the capital city of ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy ...

Tutankhamun – originally called Tutankhaten – was born around 1329 BCE. This was a time of great upheaval in Egypt, when the prince’s father, King Akhenaten , had reformed the country’s ...

Tutankhamun was a previously unknown pharaoh whose name had been eradicated from historical records by one of his successors because of his association with the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten, who ...

Akhenaten, Tutankhamun’s father, was married to Nefertiti. Nefertiti was once considered the mother of Tutankhamun, but genetic analysis suggests that his actual mother was Akhenaten's sister ...

Tutankhamun was erased from history because he was the son to the unpopular King Akhenaten, but once his tomb was discovered, his fame surpassed many of Egypt’s greatest rulers.

CAIRO — Former UA scholar Nicholas Reeves believes the tomb of King Tutankhamun may not have revealed all its secrets. And the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities agrees with him. In a news ...

An ancient treasure trove: Looking back at the King Tut tomb discovery 100 years later. ... He was the son of Akhenaten, and his name is believed to mean "living image of Aten," a sun deity.

King Tut, one of whose coffins is shown here in Cairo, suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, according to new tests. He likely died from complications of a leg fracture made worse by malaria.

Tutankhamun was a young Pharaoh who ruled over Ancient Egypt many thousands of years ago. Find out more with this BBC Bitesize Year 5/6 History guide.

News; Nation/World; King Tut died long ago, but debate about his tomb continues to this day Oct. 31, 2022 Updated Mon., Oct. 31, 2022 at 9:08 p.m. In a photo provided by Yumiko Ueno shows Nicholas ...