This is certainly the case for Tutankhamun, whose renown has brought overzealous scientific study and damage to his body. Tutankhamun is probably the most studied mummy in the world, with the possible ...

These reports inspired a Hollywood film, The Mummy in 1932. Image caption, In the U.S the name Tutankhamun was shortened to King Tut and inspired Egyptian-themed music and dances. There were two ...

By carrying out CT scans of King Tutankhamun's mummy, we were able in 2005 to show that he did not die from a blow to the head, as many people believed. Our analysis revealed that a hole in the ...

Since its discovery more than a century ago, the iconic burial mask of King Tut has remained perhaps the defining image of ...

Why was a dagger made with iron from space found with the mummy of Tutankhamun? In 1925, explorer Howard Carter miraculously discovered the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. Amongst the many ...

But Hollywood didn't invent the curse concept. The "mummy's curse" first enjoyed worldwide acclaim after the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor ...

Inside a stone sarcophagus were three more coffins, with the final gold coffin containing the mummy of King Tut himself – perfectly preserved for more than three thousand years! Despite his fame ...

Pharaoh 'nuff - the mummy model has a reserve price of £300. Bidders by phone welcome A life-sized model of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus that went on display in a phone box is to be auctioned.

Tutankhamun's death mask ... Scientists studying his mummy believed that he died from a combination of malaria and a broken ...

The exhibit is made up of some 200 reproduced pieces of artifacts found in King Tut's tomb and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the museum's mummy. If the idea of mummies doesn't grab their ...